7 years agoTexas Rangers manager Jeff Banister isn't fully committing to starting pitcher Bartolo Colon making his next start on Tuesday. Instead, the team could give the nod to Adrian Sampson, who has been effective at Triple-A Round Rock this year. Big Sexy has gone just 2-5 with an 8.12 ERA and is allowing hitters to bat .331 with a .994 OPS in 37 innings since the All-Star break. The veteran is also receiving $100,000 in bonuses for every 10 innings from 90-120 innings this year. Sampson went 8-4 with a 3.77 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 6.0 K/9 in 33 outings (19 starts) for Round Rock in 2018. He's probably a better option than Colon at this point, but Sampson doesn't miss enough bats to be a realistic fantasy streamer against the Angels if he gets the call.--Keith Hernandez - RotoBaller
Source: Dallas Morning News - Evan Grant