Chris Tillman (SP, BAL) - Waiver Wire Analysis

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ANALYSIS: Chris Tillman was drafted in almost every league this preseason with most projecting he would serve as the Orioles ace. That didn’t come to fruition (Wei-Yen Chen has been their best SP) and Tillman saw his ownership start to tank after posting a horrendous 6.22 ERA through 14 starts. After a painful outing at Toronto on June 21st (in which no one should have used him), he’s bounced back with a 1.38/0.95 line and a 28/6 K/BB ratio. Those are useful in any league format.

So what changed? Let’s take a look:

It’s figuratively a completely different pitcher. Limiting the walks and homers has been the key, along with some added luck from the high LOB rate. This wasn’t exactly a cake walk stretch either (vs CLE, @ CHW, vs WAS, @ DET, @ TB). His next start is a home outing vs the weak hitting Braves, so I recommend giving him a shot in any league size. That’s followed by a road outing at Oakland who will likely have traded Ben Zobrist by that point. Act accordingly.