3 years agoNew York Mets starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco allowed six earned runs on six hits, including three home runs, in just two innings of work on Sunday against the Dodgers. Carrasco also walked one and struck out three in the Mets 14-4 loss. Carrasco has had a rough start to his season which was delayed until July 30 due to a significant hamstring strain suffered in spring training. In just 11 1/3 innings pitched on the season over four starts, Carrasco has yielded 13 earned runs (10.32 ERA) and owns a 1.85 WHIP, though he has 12 strikeouts. Fantasy managers who patiently waited for Carrasco's return to the mound in 2021 have not been rewarded. It should be noted that Carrasco largely returned to form in 2020 following a battle with Leukemia in 2019. In 2020 with Cleveland, Carrasco posted a 2.91 ERA, a 1.21 WHIP, and struck out 82 batters in 62 IP over 12 starts, stats that were supported by his underlying metrics. As such, this may just be a situation where the Mets rushed Carrasco back to the mound too quickly due to their depleted starting pitching corps. Fantasy managers with room to continue to hold Carrasco should do so in the event he can turn things around for a stretch run in September. Those in dynasty formats should stay the course with Carrasco despite his struggles over this very small 2021 sample size.--Nick Ritrivi - RotoBaller
Source: mlb.com