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21 Rick Porcello, SP

Detroit Tigers

Fantasy Stats
Own%Start%
75%56%
Key Stats
IPW-LSVERAKsBB
70.04-304.375913

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Maybe this time is different for Rick Porcello
by Al Melchior | Data Analyst

As Tigers hurler Rick Porcello has heated up over his last nine starts, his Fantasy popularity has soared, with his ownership rate rising from 15 to 69 percent. Up to this point, I have resisted the urge to roster him as well as recommend him in my weekly top 70 rankings.

My rationale is that we've seen Porcello on hot streaks before, but he always returns to being the pitcher who gives up too many hits and allows too many of his baserunners to score. This streak is different from, for example, the six-game run Porcello had last midseason when he posted a 2.89 ERA, in that he is getting nearly a strikeout per inning, though he is doing it more by virtue of called strikes than swinging strikes. Porcello has been given credit for improving his performance by using his curveball more often, and over this recent stretch, he's been throwing more strikes with the pitch.

My Fantasy Baseball Today colleague Scott White explained why he's already buying into Porcello's upside, but we're still looking at small samples, so I'm still resisting putting too much stock in his improvement. However, there could be something to his strikeout surge, and it's worth tracking over his next few starts.

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Rick Porcello pitches seven scoreless innings in win
by R.J. White | CBSSports.com

Tigers starting pitcher Rick Porcello earned his fourth win of the season by holding the Twins scoreless for seven innings Friday, allowing just three hits while walking none and striking out five.

Porcello has surrendered just four earned runs in 27 innings over his last four starts to lower his ERA to 4.37. He also owns a 59:13 K:BB ratio in 70 innings. The Orioles will provide Porcello's next test Wednesday.

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Shift on rubber helping Rick Porcello
by Chris Cwik | CBSSports.com

As Scott White has pointed out recently, Tigers pitcher Rick Porcello has experienced a nice run of starts lately.

Porcello was a popular spring breakout candidate after dominating spring training with his curveball. But that success didn't initially carry over to the regular season. Porcello's most recent surge has been propelled by a shift on the pitching mound, which was initially pointed out by FanGraphs.com. Porcello has moved closer to the first base side of the rubber, and it seems to have helped him pitch better. Porcello is also relying on his breaking pitches a little more over his recent streak.

Porcello will take on the Twins Friday, and could be in for another strong start. While his surface level stats still look ugly, his advanced rates are promising. Porcello has a 4.86 ERA, but his 3.67 FIP is a better indicator of how well he can pitch. He should be added in Fantasy leagues before other owners take notice. 

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Rick Porcello moving up the rankings
by Scott White | Senior Fantasy Writer

With another gem Saturday, the Tigers' Rick Porcello now has a 3.24 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings over his last eight starts. Earlier this year, when I talked about how scraping his slider for a much more effective curveball seems to have given him better results, it was just a nice little theory. Now, I'm willing to accept it as fact.

Over the weekend, I added Porcello in just about every league where I needed pitching help -- the ones where hot-shot prospects like Michael Wacha, Gerrit Cole, Zack Wheeler and Tony Cingrani weren't available, anyway -- and moved him up to 72nd in my rest-of-season starting pitcher rankings. That's enough to make him rosterable in just about every league.

His performance so far isn't as far-fetched as you'd think. Not too long ago, Porcello himself was the hot-shot prospect, and at age 24, he could still end up meeting the full extent of his potential.

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Rick Porcello earns third win
by R.J. White | CBSSports.com

Spotted a 6-1 lead after three innings, Tigers starting pitcher Rick Porcello earned his third win of the season Saturday against the Indians, surrendering two runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks while striking out seven in six innings.

Porcello has posted three straight quality starts while striking out 25 batters over 20 innings. He'll take a 4.86 ERA into Friday's start against the Twins.

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Position Current Last Week Rating
Starting Pitchers 88 112 26.39
Situational Stats
SituationIPWLERASVBBSO
vs Baltimore 6.001 4.50017
vs LHB 37.100 2.650822
vs RHB 32.200 6.340537
Last 7 Games
  OPP W L SV IP H ER BB Ks
5/12CLE0006.04226
5/17@TEX1005.25116
5/23MIN0005.010512
5/28PIT0008.030111
6/2@BAL0106.06317
6/8CLE1006.03127
6/14@MIN1007.03005
Two Week Schedule
JUNE
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
16
@Min
W5-2
17
Balt
W5-1
18
Balt
L2-5
19
Balt
1:08 pm
20
Bos
7:08 pm
21
Bos
7:08 pm
22
Bos
7:15 pm
23
Bos
1:08 pm
24
25
LAA
7:08 pm
26
LAA
7:08 pm
27
LAA
1:08 pm
28
@TB
7:10 pm
29
@TB
7:15 pm
= probable start
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Fantasy Points by Week.   ( Actual    AccuScore Projections)   Note: Points are rounded down.
Pitching Stats
YearTeamWLERAGGSCGSHOSVSVOINNHRERHRHBPBBSO
2009DET149 3.9631310000 170.217681752335289
2010DET1012 4.9227270000 162.218896891873884
2011DET149 4.7531310000 182.02101039618846104
2012DET1012 4.5931310000 176.12261019016644107
2013DET43 4.3713120000 70.0673534811359
Total 5245 4.541331320000 761.28674163848325193443
Batting Stats
YearTeamGABRHHRRBIBBSOSBCSOBPSLGAVG
2009DET31502020100 .400 .400 .400
2010DET27100000100 .000 .000 .000
2011DET31601000300 .167 .167 .167
2012DET31200000100 .000 .000 .000
2013DET13000000000 --- --- ---
Total 1331403020600 .214 .214 .214
Fielding Stats
YearTeamPosnGGSTCPOAEDPFLD%
2009DETP313138112521 .947
2010DETP27272591513 .960
2011DETP313138152124 .947
2012DETP313147123050 .894
2013DETP13121871010 .944
Total  13313216654101118 .934
More Pitching Stats
YearTeamIBBGOAOGO/AOSBCSPKBKWPAVGPAMB9SLGRPF
2009DET0253147 1.8882116 .267720 12.2 .4160
2010DET2221162 1.481050311 .288700 12.9 .4190
2011DET1245171 1.571640012 .292784 13.1 .4350
2012DET3254146 1.88185106 .310783 14.1 .4550
2013DET09349 2.0443012 .250282 10.4 .3810
Total 61066675 1.7256192537 .2863269 12.8 .4270
Postseason Pitching Stats
YearTeamWLERAGGSCGSHOSVSVOINNHRERHRHBPBBSO
2011DET01 4.80420000 15.0159802212
2012DET00 0.00200000 1.10000001
Total 01 4.41620000 16.1159802213
Minor League Pitching Stats
YearTeamWLERAGGSCGSHOSVINNHRERHRHBPBBSO
2008 A-Lakeland86 2.662424000125.011651377113372
2010AAA-Toledo Mud Hens12 3.2144000 28.0241110011019
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Player Info

Height/Weight:
6-5/200
Birthdate:
12/27/1988
Age:
24
Hometown:
Morristown, NJ
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Team:
Detroit Tigers
College:
No College
MLB Experience:
5
Salary:
$5,100,000

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