Didn't see any current threads on this guy. Any thoughts out there? Was the 2nd half last year a fluke? Solid #3?
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Hisashi Iwakuma 2013 Outlook
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Posted 22 March 2013 - 12:15 PM
I've been surprised at him going undrafted in most of my mock drafts. He had a strong run last year and I'd take a flier on him late.
12-Team H2H Re-Draft 6x6 (Runs, AVG, HRs, RBIs, BBs, Steals) (Ws, Ls, Ks, ERA, WHIP, Saves)
C Evan Gattis ©
1B Freddie Freeman (1B) || Adrian Gonzalez (1B) || Jordan Pacheco (C, 1B, 3B)
2B Ben Zobrist (2B, SS, RF)
3B Todd Frazier (1B, 3B, LF) || Nolan Arenado (3B)
SS Ian Desmond (SS)
LF Carlos Gonzalez (LF) || Michael Saunders (LF, CF, RF)
CF Dexter Fowler (CF) || Denard Span (CF)
RF Jose Bautista (RF) || Gerardo Parra (LF, CF, RF)
SP Matt Cain || Chris Sale || Jeff Samardzija || Lance Lynn || Mike Minor || Wade Miley || Shelby Miller || Jose Quintana
RP Tom Wilhelmsen || Glen Perkins
My credentials: Data analyst as my day job, have played fantasy baseball for two seasons, first-place in 10-team Roto my first season and first-place in 12-team H2H my second season.
C Evan Gattis ©
1B Freddie Freeman (1B) || Adrian Gonzalez (1B) || Jordan Pacheco (C, 1B, 3B)
2B Ben Zobrist (2B, SS, RF)
3B Todd Frazier (1B, 3B, LF) || Nolan Arenado (3B)
SS Ian Desmond (SS)
LF Carlos Gonzalez (LF) || Michael Saunders (LF, CF, RF)
CF Dexter Fowler (CF) || Denard Span (CF)
RF Jose Bautista (RF) || Gerardo Parra (LF, CF, RF)
SP Matt Cain || Chris Sale || Jeff Samardzija || Lance Lynn || Mike Minor || Wade Miley || Shelby Miller || Jose Quintana
RP Tom Wilhelmsen || Glen Perkins
My credentials: Data analyst as my day job, have played fantasy baseball for two seasons, first-place in 10-team Roto my first season and first-place in 12-team H2H my second season.
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Posted 22 March 2013 - 12:34 PM
I just grabbed him towards the end of my draft. The M's should be better this year & have a decent pen so he could have some value.
C (1) - M. Montero
1B (1) - M. Cabrera
2B (1) - E. Cabrera
SS (1) - A. Cabrera
3B (1) - Beltre
OF (3) - Gordon, Choo, Beltran
U (2) - Encarnacion, McClouth, D. Gordon
(7) Total Pitchers
SP - Dickey, Wainwright, Shields, Burnett, Medlen, Parker, Vargas, Iwakuma, Kendrick, Colon, Kazmir
RP - J. Johnson, Parnell, Gregg
12 team H2H League - 1 game eligibility (1 pt-single, 2 pts-double, 3 pts-triple, 4 pts-HR, 1 pt-RBI, 1 pt-walk, 1 pt-run, 2 pts-SB, 10 pts-win/save, -5 pts-blown save, 2 pts-IP, 1 pt-K, -1 pt-ER, -.5 pt-hit, -.5 pt-BB)
1B (1) - M. Cabrera
2B (1) - E. Cabrera
SS (1) - A. Cabrera
3B (1) - Beltre
OF (3) - Gordon, Choo, Beltran
U (2) - Encarnacion, McClouth, D. Gordon
(7) Total Pitchers
SP - Dickey, Wainwright, Shields, Burnett, Medlen, Parker, Vargas, Iwakuma, Kendrick, Colon, Kazmir
RP - J. Johnson, Parnell, Gregg
12 team H2H League - 1 game eligibility (1 pt-single, 2 pts-double, 3 pts-triple, 4 pts-HR, 1 pt-RBI, 1 pt-walk, 1 pt-run, 2 pts-SB, 10 pts-win/save, -5 pts-blown save, 2 pts-IP, 1 pt-K, -1 pt-ER, -.5 pt-hit, -.5 pt-BB)
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Posted 23 March 2013 - 02:49 PM
approach with caution, low K rate, injury problems before he came to the MLB....not a bad flier at the end of drafts, just don't invest too much...
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Posted 23 March 2013 - 03:07 PM
I'd take a flier on him. That division is still pitcher friendly as he will be pitching in big parks of Safeco and O.co, and gets to face the Astros. Worth a shot at the end of drafts to see if last year was real.
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C - Castillo $9, Hanigan $4
CI - Sandoval $24, Frazier $10, Alvarez $2, Adams $3, Rendon $5
MI - Castro $27, Segura $16, Gyorko $11, Dietrich $3, Solano $10
OF - BJ Upton $26, Harper $10, Parra $11, Young $5, Moore $5, Taveras $10, Yelich $10, Sappelt $5
SP - Zimmerman $23, Harvey $11, Estrada $11, Minor $8, Corbin $7, Cashner $4, Beachy $3, Wheeler $10
RP - Soriano $25, Henderson $3, Brothers $10, Hector Rondon $2, Valverde $5, Paco Rodriguez $1
C - Castillo $9, Hanigan $4
CI - Sandoval $24, Frazier $10, Alvarez $2, Adams $3, Rendon $5
MI - Castro $27, Segura $16, Gyorko $11, Dietrich $3, Solano $10
OF - BJ Upton $26, Harper $10, Parra $11, Young $5, Moore $5, Taveras $10, Yelich $10, Sappelt $5
SP - Zimmerman $23, Harvey $11, Estrada $11, Minor $8, Corbin $7, Cashner $4, Beachy $3, Wheeler $10
RP - Soriano $25, Henderson $3, Brothers $10, Hector Rondon $2, Valverde $5, Paco Rodriguez $1
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Posted 23 March 2013 - 04:01 PM
I drafting him or Ramirez. Right now I'm leaning towards Ramirez just because I think he has more upside and will be the better player, but Iwakuma is safer I guess
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Posted 23 March 2013 - 07:27 PM
He was a big part of my championship run last year and I got him for $1 this year. I have high hopes for him!
12 Team H2H Points League (3 Keepers)
C: Jonathan Lucroy
1B: Edwin Encarnacion
2B: Neil Walker
3B: Chase Headley
SS: Jean Segura
2B/SS: Jedd Gyorko
1B/3B: Freddie Freeman
OF: Jose Bautista - Matt Holliday - Nick Swisher - Angel Pagan - Jon Jay
UTIL: Anthony Rizzo
Bench: Nolan Arenado, Corey Hart (DL)
P: Mat Latos, A.J. Burnett, R.A. Dickey, Hisashi Iwakuma, Wade Miley, Patrick Corbin, Tony Cingrani, Francisco Liriano, Brett Anderson,
Brandon Beachy (DL), Colby Lewis (DL)
C: Jonathan Lucroy
1B: Edwin Encarnacion
2B: Neil Walker
3B: Chase Headley
SS: Jean Segura
2B/SS: Jedd Gyorko
1B/3B: Freddie Freeman
OF: Jose Bautista - Matt Holliday - Nick Swisher - Angel Pagan - Jon Jay
UTIL: Anthony Rizzo
Bench: Nolan Arenado, Corey Hart (DL)
P: Mat Latos, A.J. Burnett, R.A. Dickey, Hisashi Iwakuma, Wade Miley, Patrick Corbin, Tony Cingrani, Francisco Liriano, Brett Anderson,
Brandon Beachy (DL), Colby Lewis (DL)
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Posted 02 April 2013 - 10:07 PM
Let's give some love to the other, other Asian pitcher tonight. One mistake to Cespedes otherwise he's looked good.
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10 team H2H - Keep 4
C-Jesus Montero, 1B-Votto(keeper), 2B-Aluve, 3B-Headley, SS-Tulo(keeper), OF1-Kemp(keeper), OF2-Cargo(keeper), OF3-Choo, UT-Ike Davis
Bench-Tyler Flowers, Yonder Alonso, Brandon Belt, Matt Carpenter, Mike Moustakas, Austin Jackson, Jhony Peralta
SP1-Strasburg, SP2-Gio Gonzalez, SP3-Jordan Zimmerman, SP4-Matt Harvery, SP5-Brett Anderson, SP6-Peavey, SP7-Vargas
RP1-Chapman, RP2-Street
Bench-Lannan, Miley, Garland, Harrell, Hernandez(TB), Kazmir, Maurer, Peacock, Slowey, Cishek, Fiers, Fujikawa, League, Wily Peralta, Veras
10 team H2H - Keep 3
C-Wieters, 1B-Votto(keeper), 2B-Altuve, 3B-Zimmerman, SS-Tulo(keeper), OF1- Adam Jones(keeper), OF2-Choo, OF3-Ellsbury, UT-Craig
Bench- Ike Davis, Belt, Alonso, Rutledge, Lorenzo Cain, Kubel, Carl Crawford, Chooch Ruiz
SP1-Greinke SP2-Jordan Zimmerman SP3-Peavey SP4-Kyle Lohse SP5-Matt Harvey SP6-Josh Beckett SP7-Doug Fister
RP1-Greg Holland RP2-Mitchell Boggs
Bench- Volquez, Chris Tillman, Lackey, Maurer, Erasmo Ramirez, Griffen, Iwakuma, Happ, Kazmir, Rafael Betancourt, Hernandez(TB), Fujikawa, Corbin
C-Jesus Montero, 1B-Votto(keeper), 2B-Aluve, 3B-Headley, SS-Tulo(keeper), OF1-Kemp(keeper), OF2-Cargo(keeper), OF3-Choo, UT-Ike Davis
Bench-Tyler Flowers, Yonder Alonso, Brandon Belt, Matt Carpenter, Mike Moustakas, Austin Jackson, Jhony Peralta
SP1-Strasburg, SP2-Gio Gonzalez, SP3-Jordan Zimmerman, SP4-Matt Harvery, SP5-Brett Anderson, SP6-Peavey, SP7-Vargas
RP1-Chapman, RP2-Street
Bench-Lannan, Miley, Garland, Harrell, Hernandez(TB), Kazmir, Maurer, Peacock, Slowey, Cishek, Fiers, Fujikawa, League, Wily Peralta, Veras
10 team H2H - Keep 3
C-Wieters, 1B-Votto(keeper), 2B-Altuve, 3B-Zimmerman, SS-Tulo(keeper), OF1- Adam Jones(keeper), OF2-Choo, OF3-Ellsbury, UT-Craig
Bench- Ike Davis, Belt, Alonso, Rutledge, Lorenzo Cain, Kubel, Carl Crawford, Chooch Ruiz
SP1-Greinke SP2-Jordan Zimmerman SP3-Peavey SP4-Kyle Lohse SP5-Matt Harvey SP6-Josh Beckett SP7-Doug Fister
RP1-Greg Holland RP2-Mitchell Boggs
Bench- Volquez, Chris Tillman, Lackey, Maurer, Erasmo Ramirez, Griffen, Iwakuma, Happ, Kazmir, Rafael Betancourt, Hernandez(TB), Fujikawa, Corbin
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Posted 02 April 2013 - 10:34 PM
Getting run support which is nice to see. Has some nasty stuff.
10-Team H2H 10x10 Cat
H,2B,HR,RBI,R,SB,TB,AVG,K,BB | QS,W,L,K,ERA,WHIP,S,CG,SO,HRA
C:Willin Rosario
1B: Allen Craig
2B: Josh Rutledge
3B: Miguel Cabrera
SS: Alcides Escobar
IF: Jean Segura
OF: Desmond Jennings, Bryce Harper, Jose Bautista, Alex Gordon, Norichika Aoki
Util: Travis Hafner
Bench: Vernon Wells, Andrelton Simmons, Starling Marte
DL: Aaron Hill
SP: Justin Verlander, David Price, Matt Moore, Matt Harvey, Hisashi Iwakuma
RP: Greg Holland Glen Perkins
P: Brandon League, Justin Masterson
Bench: Ross Detweiler
DL: Brandon Beachy
H,2B,HR,RBI,R,SB,TB,AVG,K,BB | QS,W,L,K,ERA,WHIP,S,CG,SO,HRA
C:Willin Rosario
1B: Allen Craig
2B: Josh Rutledge
3B: Miguel Cabrera
SS: Alcides Escobar
IF: Jean Segura
OF: Desmond Jennings, Bryce Harper, Jose Bautista, Alex Gordon, Norichika Aoki
Util: Travis Hafner
Bench: Vernon Wells, Andrelton Simmons, Starling Marte
DL: Aaron Hill
SP: Justin Verlander, David Price, Matt Moore, Matt Harvey, Hisashi Iwakuma
RP: Greg Holland Glen Perkins
P: Brandon League, Justin Masterson
Bench: Ross Detweiler
DL: Brandon Beachy
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Posted 02 April 2013 - 11:07 PM
Like the looks of this guy at the back end of the rotation. Sub-3 ERA in about half a season of starts last year, nice home ballpark to pitch in (even with fences in), and an improved offense to support him.
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Posted 02 April 2013 - 11:21 PM
His splitter is filthy. Kind of reminds me of the split John Smoltz threw. This guy is going to be a steal this season. Excellent command and should miss a lot of bats.
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Posted 02 April 2013 - 11:48 PM
ill take it from my RP spot.
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Posted 03 April 2013 - 07:02 AM
I went all in on Iwakuma and have him as my last SP in all leagues. His 2nd half performance last year as a SP was excellent and he has a nasty split and pretty good command. 2 issues with him are a tendency to give up HRs and he doesn't pitch deep into games (usually 6 IP and done)
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Posted 03 April 2013 - 07:25 AM
We'll see about pitching deep into games. He started last year as a reliever, so I'd imagine there was a good amount of caution in overusing him over the second half (looking through his games, he did hit 100 pitches on a couple occasions, but it was almost rare). I think that concern has a good chance of dissipating as we get into this season.
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Posted 03 April 2013 - 08:49 AM
Iwakuma is in my queue as the next SP to be picked up.
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Posted 03 April 2013 - 09:28 AM
Reached a bit to get him this year and was rewarded with a nice first outing. Picked him up last year when he won a spot in the rotation (remembered him from the WBC) and he was a great late-season fill in for me. Two start week for Iwakuma this week is looking pretty money.
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Posted 03 April 2013 - 09:38 AM
Went undrafted in my league. Picked him up a couple of days ago when there was talk Fiers would lose his rotation spot.
He's both RP and SP eligible, too, which is great for roto leagues if you need a boost in categories like W and K.
He's both RP and SP eligible, too, which is great for roto leagues if you need a boost in categories like W and K.
12-team mixed 5x5 roto
C- Santana
1B- Rizzo
2B- Hill
SS- Tulo
3B- Moustakas
OF- CarGo
OF- Bourn
OF- Cain
OF- Parra
DH- Konerko
DH- Reynolds
Bench- Seager, Jay, Al. Ramirez, Brantley
SP- Price, Corbin, Iwakuma, Hughes, Masterson
RP- Rivera, Kimbrel
DL- Beachy, Weaver, Cueto, B. Anderson
Bench- Iwakuma, Balfour
C- Santana
1B- Rizzo
2B- Hill
SS- Tulo
3B- Moustakas
OF- CarGo
OF- Bourn
OF- Cain
OF- Parra
DH- Konerko
DH- Reynolds
Bench- Seager, Jay, Al. Ramirez, Brantley
SP- Price, Corbin, Iwakuma, Hughes, Masterson
RP- Rivera, Kimbrel
DL- Beachy, Weaver, Cueto, B. Anderson
Bench- Iwakuma, Balfour
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Posted 03 April 2013 - 11:32 AM
Next two starts should be @CWS and then vs Tex. Hmm..
10-Team H2H 10x10 Cat
H,2B,HR,RBI,R,SB,TB,AVG,K,BB | QS,W,L,K,ERA,WHIP,S,CG,SO,HRA
C:Willin Rosario
1B: Allen Craig
2B: Josh Rutledge
3B: Miguel Cabrera
SS: Alcides Escobar
IF: Jean Segura
OF: Desmond Jennings, Bryce Harper, Jose Bautista, Alex Gordon, Norichika Aoki
Util: Travis Hafner
Bench: Vernon Wells, Andrelton Simmons, Starling Marte
DL: Aaron Hill
SP: Justin Verlander, David Price, Matt Moore, Matt Harvey, Hisashi Iwakuma
RP: Greg Holland Glen Perkins
P: Brandon League, Justin Masterson
Bench: Ross Detweiler
DL: Brandon Beachy
H,2B,HR,RBI,R,SB,TB,AVG,K,BB | QS,W,L,K,ERA,WHIP,S,CG,SO,HRA
C:Willin Rosario
1B: Allen Craig
2B: Josh Rutledge
3B: Miguel Cabrera
SS: Alcides Escobar
IF: Jean Segura
OF: Desmond Jennings, Bryce Harper, Jose Bautista, Alex Gordon, Norichika Aoki
Util: Travis Hafner
Bench: Vernon Wells, Andrelton Simmons, Starling Marte
DL: Aaron Hill
SP: Justin Verlander, David Price, Matt Moore, Matt Harvey, Hisashi Iwakuma
RP: Greg Holland Glen Perkins
P: Brandon League, Justin Masterson
Bench: Ross Detweiler
DL: Brandon Beachy
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Posted 03 April 2013 - 12:13 PM
I have Iwakuma and Maurer. I've always been a firm believer that it is 10x easier to find value at SP than it is in any offensive category. I owned Iwakuma last year and he was great, not going to blow anyone away but very, very solid, and thats all I ask for.
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TE Vernon Davis
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K Greg Zuerlein
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Posted 03 April 2013 - 07:16 PM
klove42, on 23 March 2013 - 04:01 PM, said:
I drafting him or Ramirez. Right now I'm leaning towards Ramirez just because I think he has more upside and will be the better player, but Iwakuma is safer I guess
which Ramirez?
10-team6x6 +OBP+HOLDS
C Buck(W-17)
1b Ortiz(14)
2b Weeks(15)
3b Prado(9)
ss Zobrist(6)
of(3) Braun(1) Kemp(T-3) Ellsburry(5)
Util(3) Gomez(11) Beltran(12) Fowler(18)
BN Howard(10)
sp Price(2) Lee(4) Sabathia(7) Medlen(8) JJohnson(13) Ryu(23) Fernandez(W-21) Dempster(W) Cashner(W-T-19)
rp KJansen(W-DL-20) Smyly(W-W-W-DL)
DL Hart(20) Garza(W-DL-W) McCann(W-W-22) Eaton(W-16)
C Buck(W-17)
1b Ortiz(14)
2b Weeks(15)
3b Prado(9)
ss Zobrist(6)
of(3) Braun(1) Kemp(T-3) Ellsburry(5)
Util(3) Gomez(11) Beltran(12) Fowler(18)
BN Howard(10)
sp Price(2) Lee(4) Sabathia(7) Medlen(8) JJohnson(13) Ryu(23) Fernandez(W-21) Dempster(W) Cashner(W-T-19)
rp KJansen(W-DL-20) Smyly(W-W-W-DL)
DL Hart(20) Garza(W-DL-W) McCann(W-W-22) Eaton(W-16)
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