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Lost Josh Beckett to injury in my 11-team NL-only and decided to pick up Edwin Jackson for a spot start. He did okay and I was planning on dropping him to make room for Lackey (who I just traded for) but noticed that he's done well against his next 2 opponents:
vs. Mil on 5/17 - 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 11 K (!)
@ SF on 5/29 - 5 1/3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 9 K
Surprisingly, he got rocked in between those two starts by the Padres of all teams. Strikeouts and wins are tight right now and I've got a decent lead in both ERA and WHIP. Other options to be dropped are Vic Black (long-shot keeper at $5 but would give me a little more room under the salary cap) and Pat Neshek (ridiculous ratios right now, getting the occasional win, nice K rate). Am I putting too much stock in games that were played almost 3 months ago? The race to the finish is going to be tight so I'm sweating every decision.
vs. Mil on 5/17 - 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 11 K (!)
@ SF on 5/29 - 5 1/3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 9 K
Surprisingly, he got rocked in between those two starts by the Padres of all teams. Strikeouts and wins are tight right now and I've got a decent lead in both ERA and WHIP. Other options to be dropped are Vic Black (long-shot keeper at $5 but would give me a little more room under the salary cap) and Pat Neshek (ridiculous ratios right now, getting the occasional win, nice K rate). Am I putting too much stock in games that were played almost 3 months ago? The race to the finish is going to be tight so I'm sweating every decision.
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