6 years agoPhiladelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cole Irvin gave up three runs in six innings to earn his second win in as many starts. Irvin gave up five hits walked one in the quality start. Despite his early success, he is not someone fantasy owners need to rush to pick up. In 13 major league innings, he only has seven strikeouts which is a continuation of his minor league career in which he only struck out 18.5 percent of batters faced. This season in Triple-A, he posted a 2.25 ERA which looks good but it was not supported as his xFIP was a ghastly 5.48. He's a decent add in deeper leagues but needs to show more strikeout potential to be relevant in standard mixed leagues. Irvin is not someone fantasy owners will want to start next time out at the Cubs.--Mike Schwarzenbach - RotoBaller
Source: MLB