Starting Rotation 7.7

Starting Rotation 7.7

We press on in the MLB this Wednesday with a split slate today. In the early afternoon, we have a five-game slate with a nine-game nightcap. Hopefully, we don't have to deal with the weather tilt that we did last night so let's get right to work in Starting Rotation 7.7! 

Starting Rotation 7.7 - Early Slate

Lance Lynn - The price is where it deserves to be and I believe Lynn is the most talented pitcher on the slate. The slight issue is the K rate to lefties is just 22.9%, the xFIP is 4.90, and the wOBA is .281. Now we went against that in his last start and the Tigers rolled out a bunch of lefties, but the Tigers are second in K rate at 26.3% and the Twins sit at 22.8%. That's actually even lower in the past 14 days and on top of that, the Twins are the best team against the fastball in the league. Lynn throws a variation of the fastball about 60% of the time. He'll likely be chalky and I wonder if we can get away with a fade. Let's see who el...