It was a weird night for our two pitchers last night. Mike Pelfrey went 6.2 IP, allowing three runs on ten hits and three walks, with four strikeouts. Jeff Locke only lasted 4.0 IP and couldn’t strike anyone out, allowing four runs (two earned) off of 9 hits and two walks. That’s a lot of base runners between them, so the fact that there were only five earned runs between the two together may be a bit of good luck. Regardless, it was not the best night for our streaming pitchers. Hopefully we will be a little more fortunate with the guys we get tomorrow.
Streaming Pitchers: 6/25/2015
Chris Heston RHP SF (vs. SD)
Here is another great matchup for Chris Heston. The Padres have been miserable away from home, hitting only an 88 wRC+ on the road. They have fared about the same against righties, with an 88 wRC+ against them. An interesting thing to note is the secret home-field advantage (http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/san-franciscos-secret-home-field-advantage/) that the Giants may have at AT&T Park. Heston has been an enigma so far this season. Since his no-hitter, he has pitched 10.2 IP and allowed six runs (five earned), on 14 hits and four walks with just 7 strikeouts. He’s still a useful matchup pitcher in my mind, but you might want to keep this in mind when wanting to use him in the future. One more false step by Heston and you might be needing to look elsewhere for your streaming pitchers.
Taylor Jungmann RHP MIL (vs. NYM)
Taylor Jungmann is a bit of a surprise to me. He’s not a guy that I’ve paid a lot of attention to, even with being in a dynasty league that drafts prospects yearly, but he’s certainly interesting. He was drafted by the Brewers 12th overall in 2011 out of Texas. He’s got a great pitcher’s frame (6’6” and 220 lbs). He seems to have the stuff of a mid-rotation starter, with a fastball that sits in the low 90’s and has above average sink, and also an above average slider that flashes plus, and a changeup that flashes above average. At the start of the year, he looked like he would be the sixth starter that would step in at a time of injury in the rotation, and he finally got his first opportunity a few weeks ago. In three starts, he’s pitched 18.0 IP with a 7.00 K/9, a 2.00 BB/9, a 60% ground ball rate, and a 3.50 ERA. He gets a great matchup to continue his good start to his career, as he faces the Mets, who are a 74 wRC+ on the road and an 87 wRC+ against righties. Even with the start in homer-friendly Miller Park, I’d give Jungmann a shot.
Good luck and happy streaming!
