Starting Rotation 6.4

Starting Rotation 6.4

Friday can be a very exciting night on the diamond because almost every team is in action and you would think we'd have strong pitching options all over. To quote the WWE Wrestler formerly known as Wade Barrett, I'm afraid I've got some bad news! We do have a couple of great options but for the most part, pitching is not good tonight. Let's talk about the challenge ahead of us in the Starting Rotation 6.4 and lay the foundation for the green screens tonight! 

Starting Rotation 6.4

Max Scherzer

Phillies Ranks vs Pitch Types - FB - 11th SL - 12th CH - 15th CT - 6th CB - 14th

Given the slate context, Mad Max is sure to be the super chalk tonight and I can't argue it. You lock him in for cash and don't look back and it may even be the best path to just eat this in GPP. Scherzer whiffed 10 hitters last time out and currently sits at a 36.5% K rate which is over 5% higher than last season. The swinging-strike rate is 16.5% which is f...