4 years agoNew York Yankees starting pitcher J.A. Happ made his final start of the regular season on Friday, holding the Marlins to three runs over five innings. Friday’s start gives Happ a 3.47 ERA for the season, his lowest mark since 2016 and the third-lowest mark of his 14-year MLB career. Encouragingly, Happ’s strikeout rate (22.4%) and xwOBAcon (.355) are back near his pre-2019 numbers, suggesting that his bounce-back may be real. It’s a small sample size and Happ’s only major adjustment has been increased sinker usage, but fantasy managers should be encouraged by Happ’s 2020 performance and consider him as a DFS option during the playoffs.--Sam Chinitz
Source: Baseball Savant