Fantasy Baseball: Isolated Red Flags (Pitchers)

Jay ClemonsMar 9, 2012

As part of the evaluation process for veteran pitchers in 2012, let's appease the fantasy cynics with a list of noteworthy statistical anomalies, or isolated red flags from last season:

Starting Pitchers
Justin Verlander: Don't expect...24 wins or 0.92 WHIP
Ian Kennedy: Don't expect...21 wins or 2.88 ERA (just a shade below)
C.J. Wilson: Don't expect...206 strikeouts
James Shields: Don't expect...2.82 ERA
Michael Pineda: Don't expect...3.74 ERA
Matt Harrison: Don't expect...3.39 ERA
Clayton Kershaw: Don't expect...0.98 WHIP
Alexi Ogando: Don't expect...13 wins
Josh Beckett: Don't expect...1.03 WHIP
Ivan Nova: Don't expect...16 victories
Jeff Karstens: Don't expect...3.38 ERA
Freddy Garcia: Don't expect...12 wins
Brandon McCarthy: Don't expect...3.32 ERA
R.A. Dickey: Don't expect...134 strikeouts
Bruce Chen: Don't expect...12 victories
Ryan Vogelsong: Don't expect...2.71 ERA
Kyle Lohse: Don't expect...14 wins
Joe Saunders: Don't expect...3.69 ERA
Josh Tomlin: Don't expect...1.08 WHIP
Anibal Sanchez: Don't expect...202 strikeouts
Jhoulys Chacin: Don't expect...3.62 ERA
Bartolo Colon: Don't expect...4.00 ERA
Roy Halladay: Don't expect...220 strikeouts (I know, blasphemy)
Aaron Harang: Don't expect...3.64 ERA
Derek Holland: Don't expect...16 wins

Relief Pitchers
John Axford: Don't expect...46 saves
Drew Storen: Don't expect...6 wins
J.J. Putz: Don't expect...0.91 WHIP
Jose Valverde: Don't expect...49 saves
Mark Melancon: Don't expect...20 saves or 8 wins
Jim Johnson: Don't expect...6 wins
Antonio Bastardo: Don't expect...0.93 WHIP
Heath Bell: Don't expect...43 saves
Tyler Clippard: Don't expect...1.83 ERA
Kyle Farnsworth: Don't expect...0.99 WHIP
Brad Lidge: Don't expect...1.40 ERA
Joel Hanrahan: Don't expect...40 saves
Brian Fuentes: Don't expect...12 saves
David Robertson: Don't expect...1.08 ERA
Chris Perez: Don't expect...36 saves