Jonathan Loaisiga (SP, NYY) - Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: New York Yankees starting pitcher Jonathan Loaisiga appears to be the next of a wave of young power pitchers in the Bronx. Hopefully, you were in on Loaisiga before he delivered five scoreless frames for the win in his MLB debut.

Still, this ownership rate is too low for an arm with Loaisiga’s blend of control and putaway stuff. He had 17 swinging strikes on just 91 pitches (with at least five whiffs on each of his three offerings -- a fastball, slider and change) and, while he walked four, that tally matches his walks total from 45 innings between High- and Double-A this year.

While he has only made one start, do not worry about his long-term rotation slot, with Masahiro Tanaka likely still weeks away, and see where this road leads. The double-edged sword of a Yankee pitcher is that he will have tremendous offensive support around him, but the media/buzz is not going to suppress any sneaky adds.