Tyler Anderson (SP, COL) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Tyler Anderson got knocked around pretty badly in his 2018 debut at Arizona and it seems to be haunting him and his ownership levels even through May. That is not "wrong" of folks to do -- ignoring the bad for the good is not good all the time-- but he has a 2.03 ERA (3.89 SIERA) in the 31 innings since that March 30 start!

SIERA is mentioned because it is awesome and it should help temper expectations based blindly on that pristine ERA. His 23.1 percent soft-contact rate in that span makes for a top-20 stat and goes well with going from a ground-ball heavy pitcher last season (43.7 percent GB rate, 33.5 percent FB rate) to a fly-ball one to open '18 (28.2 percent GB rate, 47.1 percent FB rate). This supports a lower BABIP and could see him produce a healthier WHIP as long as he keeps the ball in the yard and continues to improve his control.

A start in San Diego on May 14 will be a nice start to the next week, but get him sooner rather than later to plan out next week.