Mike Burrows
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3 entriesBurrows blanked the Reds across 7 IP last night with 6 K — his cleanest outing of the year. Per FanGraphs Roto Riteup, he's piled up 17 K in 18 IP across his last three starts. He's still inconsistent (3+ ER in 4 of his last 7), but the quality on the right nights is real and Houston's defense behind him is elite. Top-50 SP if you need rotation depth in 14+ team leagues.
Burrows has stepped into the Houston rotation and stuck. The Astros are a top-5 defensive team and the schedule lines up well — he's a streamer in 12+ team leagues against weaker offenses. Pitcher List had him as a top-3 pitcher add this week.
Pitcher List's #2 pitcher add at 10% ownership — Burrows is wrapping up an Astros rotation slot and faces the Crochet-less Red Sox tonight (Bennett's debut means a thin Boston lineup behind him). Surface ERA scares people away, but the underlying stuff has trended up. Streaming value on the Fenway start with an offense scuffling. 14+ team add, matchup-only deploy.
Pitcher Matchups
6 entriesStarted @ Minnesota Twins (2W-5L, 5.72 ERA)
Started vs Seattle Mariners (2W-4L, 5.04 ERA)
Started @ Cincinnati Reds (1W-4L, 5.97 ERA)
Started @ Boston Red Sox (1W-3L, 6.25 ERA)
Started vs New York Yankees (1W-3L, 6.75 ERA)
Started vs St. Louis Cardinals (1W-3L, 6.55 ERA)