KAz vs the Fish

[edawg012]

Is any1 starting Kazmir today?? He looked great in his 10 inn at AAA, but has been terrible this year. What do you think?? WHIR

[uhhhjboy]

Im leaning towards benching him myself. I've held an ERA < 3 this week and can't really afford to lose the category with a bad outing by Kaz. Once he has a few good starts I wont think about starting him, but until then I'm gonna be using him as a matchup pitcher

[down.by.law]

I'm benching him - I too have a low ERA right now, and the Marlins bats are hot!
here's to a good year!

[dracovonborax]

rule of thumb is bench them for the 1st start.. but i thought the fish K'ed alot so i'm torn.

[BitterDodgerFan]

i'm starting, i have a nice lead in era/whip.

[mjoyce103]

Same dilemma in my roto league. I'm WAY behind in ERA and WHIP (and IP) thanks to the likes of Kaz, Nolasco, Wang, etc. at the beginning of the year. On one hand he's looked great in his rehab starts, but minor league players are in the minors for a reason, right?

I'm not 100% sure he's going to be any good, period. His advanced numbers have been worse year after year, so it seems like it was just a matter of time before he had a bad season. On the other hand, he's been a very good pitcher fantasy-wise aside from this year.

I think I'm going to start him. Even if he's not great, he should be able to K some people and I like his chances for a win. I will definitely be holding my breath, though, and if you're in a position where you don't need to start him, I certainly wouldn't blame you.