Jeff Hoffman Moved To 'Pen, Vladimir Gutierrez To Start Tuesday
3 years agoThe Cincinnati Reds are moving back to a five-man starting rotation, and right-hander Jeff Hoffman will move to the bullpen. Vladimir Gutierrez, who returned on Friday after recently being optioned to the minors, will start on Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs. Hoffman allowed five runs over four innings in his latest start against the New York Mets on Wednesday and has an unattractive 5.20 ERA, 1.67 WHIP and 39 strikeouts in 45 innings of work for the Reds. He is off the fantasy radar for now with the move to relief. Gutierrez hasn't been much better with his 4.97 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 37 K's in 54 1/3 innings over 10 starts in 2021. The 25-year-old right-hander will only be an attractive deep DFS sleeper as a streamer next week if the Cubs sell off some of their big bats by then.
Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer - Bobby Nightengale
Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer - Bobby Nightengale