Finding good pitchers on waivers...

[quitesanemax]

The obvious stats like Wins, Losses, and ERA can be deceiving.

I have been told that it is best to look at their WHIP and BAA. Usually, when I look at a pitcher's WHIP, I consider under 1.15 good, and absolutely won't touch a pitcher with a WHIP over 1.25.

As far as BAA goes, what is considered good? I usually look at under .250 as pretty good. What should be a cutoff BAA for not picking up pitchers?

Is there any other advice you can give, as far as what to look for in a pitcher?

Is there a different strategy as far as between SPs and RPs, besides the obvious ones...

Thanks.

[teddyballgamemvp]

If you're looking at BAA, anything under .270 is what you want in a starter for your fantasy team. OBA is more useful, since it measures walks and HBP, too.

[BigLebowski]

There are ton of stats to look at. If you are looking for quick reference points, then I would go with WHIP and K/9.

[quitesanemax]

k/9. I'm usually looking for a pitcher who gets as close to one k per inning as possible.

WHIP: Is my qualifications good for this stat. No more than 1.25, if possible, below 1.15?

OBA: I don't see that in Yahoo stats. Where can I find this?

[mrider]

There arn't many pitchers that get a strikeout an inning that is available but Shawn Chacon is a pretty good option if you look at his stats once he got traded from Colorado I expect him to get 13 wins a 3.65 ERA 1.20 WHIP and 150 strikeouts which is pretty good but not that good k/9 innings.

[quitesanemax]

There arn't many pitchers that get a strikeout an inning that is available .

Yeah, in fact, there aren't many in the whole league. lol. I try to get as close as possible. I'm not so confident about Chacin... maybe I'm letting my Red Sox shades obstuct my view...

If you're looking at BAA, anything under .270 is what you want in a starter for your fantasy team. OBA is more useful, since it measures walks and HBP, too.

I finally found OBA when looking at stats on MLB.com, but not for last year. So, what is considered a good OBA, and what is a sort of cutoff where you say 'That is too high'?

Thanks.

[teddyballgamemvp]

Historical stats are available at MLB.com. I'm not sure why you can't find OBA for pitchers from 2005.

[garf112]

I look at a combination of things.

k/9, bb/9, and instead of just looking at whip, I also look at h/9, to make sure that it isn't a lot of unluckiness leading to a higher whip.

hope this helps.

[mrider]

I look at a combination of things.

k/9, bb/9, and instead of just looking at whip, I also look at h/9, to make sure that it isn't a lot of unluckiness leading to a higher whip.

hope this helps.

Thanks thats a good way to look at it I am going to use that strategy from now on.

[Zito is God]

After reading Moneyball I think I actually overstate how important K/9 and K/BB ratios are...if thats possible. I honestly think I have become obsessed with those two statistics in FFB.