Zach Wheeler (SP, NYM) - Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: New York Mets starting pitcher Zach Wheeler was far from his best in his last start, but that should not diminish the fact that he has been on a tear of late. Wheeler is part of a very small club for starters over the last month of play, as he, Zach Eflin and Aaron Nola are the only qualified SPs in that span with a soft-contact rate north of 20% (they’re all in the top-10 there) that is higher than their hard-contact rate in the same time window.

Being in a group of three that limit hard contact is very tough to do, especially in today’s day and age where hitters are selling out for hard contact. Wheeler is a stunning 0-3 in his last 10 decisions despite a 3.50 ERA, 3.15 FIP, 3.90 xFIP and a strikeout per inning. The lack of victories are suppressing his fantasy ranking and he could really blossom if traded to a team with run support.