what to make or braden?

[miracles716]

ii know he did it against the weak m's lineup but still 10 k's in his first career start is nothing to sneeze at, is he worth a pickup and what are his projections this season?

[dooz]

ii know he did it against the weak m's lineup but still 10 k's in his first career start is nothing to sneeze at, is he worth a pickup and what are his projections this season?

huh? It's not his first career start, it was his 47th. He's a nice player but not as much in fantasy. He tops out at 90MPH. His out pitch is a nasty changeup that was in the low to mid 70s last night. He is predominantly a 2 pitch pitcher. He has never shown an ability to strike people out at the ML level but if he continue to induce misses, he'll be a solid option, especially off the waiver wire. But his HR rate was unsustainable last year so if that regresses to the mean, he'll be league average again

[Green Bastard]

Striking out 10 was impressive, but even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in awhile. Braden can be very good at times but has never shown consistency. If you have some crap on your bench or a hopeful sleeper like Bud Norris or someone, than by all means pick him up. Every good player has to break out at some point right? Most likely this was a fluke though, I wouldn't get too excited.