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The White Sox- Astros tonight presents a "value" play, I think.
Over a year ago, before Dallas Keuchel was much known, I posted here (in my blog entries, maybe) basically that this guy was for real, with a solid skills set.. I still think he's solid, but he's also been the luckiest pitcher in MLB this season. He's been fortunate with a very low hit % and strand %, for beginners. These rates are simply unsustainable. True, regression doesn't happen in a single game, and Keuchel is still an extreme groundball pitcher. which especially helpful at Cellular. ( Keuchel also has an unsustainable fly/homer rate.)
But can the Astros score enough runs to cover Keuchel? Maybe--if they can get enough balls into play. Rodon is a rookie pitcher and Houston's already seen this guy. But the first-rounder lefty is one to watch over the next couple of years: He throws hard and has an evil slider. His command is a work-in-progress, though, and he lacks another pitch.
Still, I'll take the Sox here.
Over a year ago, before Dallas Keuchel was much known, I posted here (in my blog entries, maybe) basically that this guy was for real, with a solid skills set.. I still think he's solid, but he's also been the luckiest pitcher in MLB this season. He's been fortunate with a very low hit % and strand %, for beginners. These rates are simply unsustainable. True, regression doesn't happen in a single game, and Keuchel is still an extreme groundball pitcher. which especially helpful at Cellular. ( Keuchel also has an unsustainable fly/homer rate.)
But can the Astros score enough runs to cover Keuchel? Maybe--if they can get enough balls into play. Rodon is a rookie pitcher and Houston's already seen this guy. But the first-rounder lefty is one to watch over the next couple of years: He throws hard and has an evil slider. His command is a work-in-progress, though, and he lacks another pitch.
Still, I'll take the Sox here.
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