Randy Wolf is now 3-0 is his last three starts pitching 20 innings and allowing just one earned run. Wolf has also struck out 29 batters this year, ninth best in the National League but is this guy for real?
Analysis: To put it simply…no. While I love his career 7.2 K/9, Wolf is just a decent innings eater who shouldn’t blow up your roto ratios. Wolf’s left on base percentage is sitting at 80 percent, a career high and six percent above his career average. Wolf may also have a nice 2.64 ERA but his FIP is a pedestrian 4.16. It really is a mixed bag with Wolf. He’s going to strike out a lot of batters and he doesn’t walk many (2.3 BB/9) but he is prone to giving up big inning and his streaky nature deters me from endorsing him as anything other than a bottom tier fantasy starter. I have been impressed with his slider’s command and bite but he’s still throwing the same soft stuff every fifth day. His next scheduled start is against Houston this Saturday and after that I would consider trading the flavor of the week before a four inning, six earned run outing rears its ugly head.
Projection: Randy Wolf will put up numbers very similar to his last year with the Brewers- 13 wins, a four plus ERA and about 160 K’s.