Tyler Glasnow (SP/RP, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow looked liked the guy that the Rays traded for on Tuesday night. Glasnow’s second start for Tampa Bay yielded nine strikeouts over four innings of one-run ball, allowing just two baserunners before being lifted. His two “openings” for Tampa combine for a line of 7 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 14 K.

Sure, facing the Orioles is as easy as the AL East is going to get for a Tampa pitcher, but Glasnow’s got the upside to dominate even the best of lineups when he can command his stuff. Perhaps Tampa has unlocked his potential here, or he just needed a change of scene; either way, we are buying it right now.

While we do not like banking on what cannot be quantified, what we can quantify looks freakin’ sweet. He should face the Blue Jays in Toronto next and should see a jump in ownership before that start.