Kyle Gibson (SP, MIN) - Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues

OWNED IN: 27% of leagues

ANALYSIS: Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Kyle Gibson has shown us an intriguing ceiling ever since the end of August 2017, but some command issues and inconsistencies have held him out of the circle of trust in ‘18. However, the bottom line is that he’s floating a 0.95 WHIP despite iffy walk rates thanks to some smarter locating and a 17.6% pop-up rate.

Fantasy owners can handle the 13.2% K-BB% if he can continue to sharpen his command, but the .198 BABIP/90.6% strand rate over his last five starts is connected to a 27% fly-ball rate (16.7% pop-up rate). Very few damaging balls are flying through the air, though, and his last three outings have come against the Indians, Angels and the Indians again.

Considering that he has fared this well against good lineups, we are comfortable saying that Gibson should be owned in most formats. He still has a bit to prove before he is a must-start every start (some strikeouts would be nice), but he is a solid SP4.