Stephen Kolek

Kolek had a rough June 21 outing against St. Louis (JJ Wetherholt hit two early homers), but zoom out: a 1.59 ERA and 1.01 WHIP over 38 innings before that game. He throws six pitches and has an 88th-percentile Fastball Run Value, which is what drives the groundball-heavy approach behind his 5.1% walk rate. The K-rate (17%) is a legitimate ceiling concern, but the command profile keeps the line clean start after start. SP3 or better in 12-team leagues.

Started @ St. Louis Cardinals (1W-0L, 6.75 ERA)

Started @ Chicago White Sox (1W-0L, 4.50 ERA)

Started vs Cleveland Guardians (0W-0L, -.-- ERA)