Chris Heston would be a nice fit for somebody else's Fantasy team. (USATSI)
Chris Heston would be a nice fit ... for somebody else's Fantasy team. (USATSI)

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Chris Heston … the enigma continues.

I want to believe in him (and the day after a no-hitter seems like the perfect time to do so) because he does so many of the things that normally lead to consistent success -- throwing strikes, getting a ton of ground balls, missing a surprising number of bats for a pitcher who relies so much on ground balls, etc. -- but the results have been anything but consistent.

Monday's start was the seventh of 12 in which he allowed one earned run or fewer. In the other five, he allowed five earned runs or more.

It makes him the most frustrating kind of pitcher to own in Fantasy. In theory, you can just leave him in your lineup and trust the numbers to even out -- I think most owners would take a 3.77 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 16-win, 180-strikeout pace -- but who has the discipline to do that? It's not he has a long track record of this sort of thing. He's a rookie, after all -- and at age 27, a highly suspect one.

Even in Head-to-Head points leagues, which are theoretically his best format because of his relief pitcher eligibility, he's as much a curse as a blessing. A closer may not have as much upside from week to week as a competent starting pitcher, but even the middle-of-the-road closers are good for a consistent 12-15 points. In those weeks Heston scores minus-5, it's like a 20-point swing for your opponent. He may well be the reason your team is .500.

Yes, an 11-strikeout no-hitter is a sign of some underlying ability that I don't doubt he has, but if I owned Heston, I might use it as an opportunity to rid myself of the headache. His value is obviously much higher today than it was yesterday. Of course, if you're just now picking him up off waivers -- and at the time of the no-hitter, he was still unowned in one-third of all Fantasy leagues -- trading him may not be an option. Shopping a player you just added off waivers is generally frowned upon, regardless of the reason you added him. If you find yourself in that predicament, cross your fingers he's good next time out and expect a nice return if he is.

Maybe you can use him to shore up one of your infield spots, buying low on a slumping Kyle Seager or Marcus Semien. Or hey, I hear Stephen Strasburg is progressing nicely.