Starting Rotation 7.21

Starting Rotation 7.21

The good news for today is we get two slates of MLB action and that's always a fun time. Unfortunately, out of the 28 total pitchers today, I'm not sure if we have 8-10 great options combined, let alone on one slate. Even some of the "good" options are significantly overpriced and that lowers the appeal in Starting Rotation 7.21 but let's get to work! 

Starting Rotation 7.21 - Early Slate 

Eric Lauer - Did I think in a million years that I'd be writing up Lauer at $8,700 in July in the year 2021? Absolutely not but this is the state of the early slate. The top three pitchers in salary are Marcus Stroman in Cincinnati, Madison Bumgarner against the Pirates, and Kyle Muller against the Padres. They are all at least $9,500 and in my eyes are virtually unplayable at those salaries. I mean, I'm not sure I'd play Stroman or Muller if they were $2,000 cheaper. Even Lauer against the Royals isn't super ideal since they strike out just 21.5% of th...