Starting Rotation 7.9

Starting Rotation 7.9

It's Friday and based on the first look, this slate of pitching is going to be pretty difficult in some respects. There are a ton of pitchers up top in salary that has zero business being there. I think that could mean we live more in the mid-range but let's go over everything and figure out where we're heading in Starting Rotation 7.9! 

Starting Rotation 7.9

Starting Rotation 7.9 Upper Tier 

We're going to deal with this slate a little differently and I'll classify the Upper Tier as pitchers above $9,000 tonight. A couple of them have some potential but the price is totally egregious. I'm going to say now that past ownership in cash, I don't believe there is a "must-have" pitcher tonight. I will also note that Taijuan Walker will be starting for the Mets and is right at the edge of this tier. His analysis is in yesterday's article!

Jake Odorizzi leads the pack in salary and we just saw a fastball-heavy appro...