Jake Odorizzi's Future With the Rays is in Question, But Not His Talent

Jake Odorizzi's name has been linked to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals in trade talks, so there is a chance he never throws another pitch for the Tampa Bay Rays. Regardless, he should continue to improve in his third full year. In 2015, Odorizzi lowered his earned run average to 3.35 and struck out 150 batters in 169.1 innings pitched. Entering his age-26 season, the Rays' right-hander cracked RotoBaller's top 40 starting pitchers, coming in at 35. His current ADP for starters is 44, yet each of the seven Rotoballer writers ranked him ahead of that number. Fantasy owners should be eager to grab Odorizzi as a SP4 in mixed leagues.