John Patterson looks like the real deal

[Bobby Baseball]

2 starts
14 innings
12 K's
1.285 era
0.857 WHIP (sick!)

He is fully recovered from surgery a few years ago and dominated in winter ball, so came into camp on a high. His fastball is in the mid nineties and his breaking ball is dropping off the table. I am not saying that he will keep up this torrid pace, but he may be available on your league's waiver wire and is certainly worth a pick up. One more quality start and he may no longer be available. Remember, this guy was once a top prospect with Arizona.

[chief knockohoma]

Absolutely.

[jayman]

Wow, that is impressive.

How is he compared to other prospects this year? He is like a deeeeep sleeeper i guess.

[jayman]

His next two starts are against the Braves and Phillies

[slomo007]

I'll keep an eye on him. It's obvious he has the talent, we've seen that for a couple of years. What's not obvious is if he gained some consistency. The jury is still out on that.

[LBJackal]

Well maybe he's finally getting it all together. I had this guy like 3 years in a row (2002-2004) and he never really put together a string of good starts until now. Granted, it's only 2 - but he looks good out there. Hopefully he can keep his walks down like he has so far; that's been his problem in the past.

I bought a bunch of his rookie cards back in 2002 so maybe they'll be worth something someday. Probably not if he stays with Washington, but who knows

[eftda]

Thanks for the update. I'll keep an eye on him.

[SouthBronxBombers]

Doesn't he lose his spot when Armas comes back?

[Krunk City King$]

Doesn't he lose his spot when Armas comes back?

it looks like it...

LATEST NEWS

RHP John Patterson will start Sunday vs. the Marlins. He was moved into the Nationals' rotation when Tomy Armas Jr. was put on the 15-day disabled list with a right groin pull. He's 1-1 with a 3.79 ERA in three previous appearances against Florida.
(Updated 04/10/2005).
FANTASY ANALYSIS
Patterson is a decent option in deeper NL-only leagues only at this point. He is a decent talent who could post some strikeouts while in the rotation temporarily. He should be usable in Week 2, too.

[DGroundhog]

Been there, dropped that.

I joined one league this year, a points league with 2000 IP limit, 180 starts/position.

I just grabbed and dropped Patterson, who I dropped for Wakefield, who I dropped for C Lee (CLE) just to get some spot starters with decent match-ups.

I'll be pretty active on the WW all year, but Patterson has definitely been on my watch list. Hopefully he does get shellacked in his next couple of starts so I can sneak him in for another couple starts against weak line-ups. He gets decent K numbers, and is solid enough for at least a spot start here and there regardless of how he fares short term.