Jalen Beeks (TB - SP) - Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: Do not let the seasonal line fool you (12.79 ERA in 6 1/3 innings), Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Jalen Beeks is another name that  has been quite effective in Rays threads thus far. Tampa Bay scooped the southpaw from Boston after he stunk up his MLB debut against Detroit, but he  has now strung three strong appearances together.

Tuesday night saw him enter in relief after Hunter Wood opened against the Yankees, with Beeks setting down the first nine Yanks he faced and winding up with eight punchouts over five frames. This was the first time we saw that monstrous 12.06 K/9 from Triple-A rear its head in the bigs.

Since moving to Tampa, Beeks has now thrown five innings in three consecutive outings, allowing two hits in each outing and allowing no more than four base runners in any outing. Considering that he has huge strikeout potential, and has allowed no more than two earned runs in any of these outings, Beeks is a good addition in deeper leagues.