Jonathan Loaisiga (SP, NYY) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

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OWNED IN: 24% of leagues

ANALYSIS: Rare is the pitcher who shows immunity to real volatility, and rarer still is the rookie pitcher who can make such a claim. New York Yankees starting pitcher Jonathan Loaisiga was likely cast aside in several leagues after failing to go four innings on June 20 against Seattle, but he rebounded in a major way by taking a no-hitter into the sixth against Philly on Monday. He turned in a career-high eight strikeouts and now has 18 punchouts in 14 innings and has held opponents scoreless in two of his three starts.

The eight walks are rough but his Minor League profile shows excellent command, so perhaps it is an intentional effort to work corners more against MLB competition? Regardless, he has a 1.93 ERA, 2.25 FIP, 2.71 xFIP and 3.58 SIERA alongside a 58.1% groundball rate in the (very) early going, so let’s see what else he can do before Masahiro Tanaka returns and likely forces Loaisiga out of the rotation. It is possible Domingo German goes instead, but it is doubtful at this point.