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ANALYSIS: Nathan Eovaldi seems to have found a home in the Big Apple after two dreadful stops in Los Angeles and Miami. He was seen as a project player coming into this season and struggled a bit initially but he is strutting his stuff down Park Avenue quite comfortably these days.
His 4.26 ERA and 1.49 WHIP are not sparkling numbers of an overly successful pitcher. But he does sport a 12-2 record with a 51.7 GB% and is not relying on his fastball as much to get him out of jams. The 48.4% clip that he is throwing his fastball now is a 15% decrease from last year as he has finally developed the confidence with his changeup. He has increased his usage of that changeup from 3.1% in 2014 to a 17.8% rate in 2015.
Eovaldi has not lost a decision since his June 16 disaster vs Miami (.2 IP 8 ER) and he has not given up more than 4 runs in any one start since that same game as well. He is not the flashiest pitcher on your staff nor will he win owners any one week by himself. Having reliable and consistent options to get you through your week without hampering your stats in a H2H or Roto league is however solid gold.
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