Jamie Barria (SP, LAA) - Week 23 Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: The Angels have dealt with an avalanche of injuries to members of their starting rotation from the jump this season, culminating in the news from earlier this week that Shohei Ohtani will require Tommy John surgery. Jamie Barria's performance stands as a silver lining.

The rookie doesn't boast eye-popping strikeout numbers, but his 3.30 ERA and 1.23 WHIP are more than adequate for fantasy purposes. Barria had issues with the long ball earlier this season and appears to have gotten a handle on them as the year has progressed. He has allowed just one homer in his last seven starts, which has helped him limit opponents to one run or no runs in six of those seven outings. Also, because he threw 140 innings last season and is only at 129 thus far, the risk of a shutdown is fairly low.