Buy Low Pitching candidates...

[Warpigs]

I know we're less than two weeks into the season, but as we all know, many fantasy owners are paranoid and fickle. At this point, which starting pitchers would you consider good buy-low candidates?

Some I would nominate for the list include:

John Patterson
Carlos Zambrano

(On the converse side, if I owned Josh Beckett, I would be trying to move him for an elite alternative)

[ScrappyDoo]

I actually think Beckett is going to be solid this year. Something around a 3.7 ERA with 18-20 wins. The BoSox offense is legit and they seem to like scoring him runs. Hes so young and hes still learning. He has looked real nice this year so far.

I do agree with you though. He did start out last year pretty hot, then collapsed. And if I could trade him for a stud I would, but everyone seems to doubt him.


Patterson will bounce back, hes been solid in the past and hell need a few more games to get back on track.

[DeadWinterDay]

Zambrano is probably the biggest buy low guy right now, or at least it seems to be that way cause I get a lopsided trade offer for him every 5 minutes in one of the leagues I'm.

I'd add Zito to the list. Possibly Schilling.



Lilly could be a sell high candidate, but I actually feel that he'll have a great year in the NL Central a la Arroyo last year.

[masterpinky0509]

I would question Patterson on the buy-low. I've watched him and he doesn't look good - 87-89 on the fastball, vs. 91-93 where he was 2 years ago. Also, poor control thus far.

[Giambis]

Preface this by saying no smart owner is going to let you buy low on one of these arms. However, what I do think most every owner starts realizing (perhaps correctly) is that arms are unpredictable and sometimes incredibly unreliable. If you can turn that around to get a small deal, or even to get an owner who was previously unwilling to work out a deal for his #1 starter, that's something.

Kazmir is better than he's been pitching.
Myers as well.
I am also particularly high on Bedard, and his struggles in game one can be chalked up to nerves and a lack of control. He turned it around against the Yanks and should be ok

[chris8]

A few guys you could target if their owners only look at W-L records:

Dan Haren - 0-2 whilst giving up only 1 ER in 13 IP.

Bronson Arroyo - 0-1 with 13 K & 4 BB in 14 IP.

Cole Hamels - no wins yet in 2 quality starts, 2 ER & 15 K in 13 IP.

Ian Snell - 0-1 with 3 ER & 14 K in 13 IP.

Most owners will know to look beyond the W-L records, but not everyone (including some Cy Young voters )

[J35J]

A few guys you could target if their owners only look at W-L records:

Dan Haren - 0-2 whilst giving up only 1 ER in 13 IP.

Bronson Arroyo - 0-1 with 13 K & 4 BB in 14 IP.

Cole Hamels - no wins yet in 2 quality starts, 2 ER & 15 K in 13 IP.

Ian Snell - 0-1 with 3 ER & 14 K in 13 IP.

Most owners will know to look beyond the W-L records, but not everyone (including some Cy Young voters )

Yeah you could throw Cain in that category too.


Bedard might be another option to buy low on...

[Absolutely Adequate]

I really like Zito in this category. He's traditionally bad in April and given the stadium and league, he's due for a turnaround.

[mikhayl]

Zito and Zambrano are always the answer to this question.

[MissingOakley]

I hear you on Haren, though his ERA is being held down by having given up a lot of cheap unearned runs. He's been lucky that so many of the runs haven't been charged to him.