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Fantasy Baseball Profile: Is Barry Zito Back?

Ryan Lester
Feb 21, 2010

Barry Zito had a revival or sorts last year. After struggling with a combined 21-30 record and 4.83 ERA during his time in San Francisco, he rebounded with a 10-13 record and a 4.03 ERA.

Perhaps even more impressive were the 154 strikeouts, which were the most for Zito since 2005.

He was brilliant from mid-July through August with a 4-2 record and a 1.92 ERA. He had 45 strikeouts in 56.3 innings (7.2 K/9).ย 

Things arenโ€™t all peachy though, as he closed out 1-2 with a 4.55 ERA. Even with a few rough outings down the stretch, to go along with a rough April and June, there were positives to take away from Zitoโ€™s 2009 season.

I donโ€™t see him bouncing back to his pre-San Francisco Giants numbers, but I do think he can be used as a spot starter. I wouldnโ€™t necessarily draft him, but I would monitor him. He was streaky last year, and if he shows signs of heating up, go ahead and ride him while heโ€™s hot.

Prediction: ย 11-14, 4.10 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 140 Ks

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