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ANALYSIS: The Reds clearly saw something in Raisel Iglesias when they signed him to a 7-year deal worth $27 million this off season and he is making them look really smart for doing it.
His 3-4 record and 4.73 ERA leaves something to be desired but he has been absolutely lights out in the month of August. He has given up 6 ER and collected 19 K while leading the Reds to wins in two of those three starts.
Raisel works in his electric heavy moving fastball that comes in between 90-92 MPH while mixing in a slider and curveball that both sit right around 81 MPH deceiving the hitter's eye. Iglesias still has the propensity of allowing more base runners than he should but when he gets run support and can pitch his way out of jams he excels like the young stud the Reds paid him to be.
A lot of fantasy owners are going to sleep on Raisel Iglesias simply for the fact that he has not shown consistency nor plays for a very good team. Make those owners pay for overlooking his 9.0 K/9 and his 2.7 BB/9 rate. Make them pay for not realizing that his BABIP of .311 has gone down in every start in August and that he is gaining valuable confidence and swagger as the season goes along for the Cincinnati Reds that are thick in rebuilding mode.
Add him now and buy low on a future ace in the Queen City.
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