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ANALYSIS: 37-Year-old veteran pitcher Ryan Vogelsong has quietly had a nice stretch of starts over the past month, that has started to garner some attention from fantasy owners. While he has never been a high volume strikeout pitcher, he’s had a stretch of allowing just three or fewer runs in eight of his last ten starts.
Since he doesn’t get a lot of strikeouts, he relies heavily on his defense which has picked him up this season. So far he has held batters to a stellar .266 average on balls put in play. While this number is solid and generally implies that batters aren’t making solid contact, it can also be fools gold for potential fantasy owners. Since so many of his at bats result in balls being put in play, a few of these falling for hits in each game can drastically change an outing for Vogelsong.
All in all, he has definitely found a nice, consistent rhythm this year and can be a solid option in deeper leagues. He will have some outings where he gives up large hit totals, but it is always nice to own a pitcher who can consistently get past the fifth inning.
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