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Fantasy Baseball Free Agent Pool: 2010 Strikeout Kings, Vol. 3 May 27

Ryan Lester
May 27, 2010

Brought to you in honor ofย Strikeout for Troops .

Some reasonably available players to assist you in the strikeouts category. Realize that some of these will come with high ERAs and WHIPs because if a pitcher has low numbers in those categories and a good K total, he's already spoken for.

Jeremy Bonderman, Detroit Tigers

Bonderman has 22 Ks in his last 21 innings (9.4 K/9) with a 1.29 ERA and a 0.95 WHIP. On the year heโ€™s 2-2 with 43 Ks (8.1 K/9) with a 3.78 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP. Jeremy is owned in 6.1 percent of ESPN and 37 percent of CBS leagues.

Kevin Millwood, Baltimore Orioles

Millwood has 20 Ks in his last 21 innings (8.6 K/9) with a 4.71 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP. On the year heโ€™s 0-4 with 56 Ks (7.4 K/9), a 3.71 ERA, and a 1.28 WHIP. Kevin is owned in 12.1 percent of ESPN and 41 percent of CBS leagues.

Tom Gorzelanny, Chicago Cubs

Gorzelanny has 17 Ks in his last 16.2 innings (9.2 K/9) with a 5.40 ERA and a 1.68 WHIP. Despite getting lit up his last time out (five earned runs, five IP), he is 2-5 with 53 Ks (9.2 K/9), a 3.66 ERA, and a 1.35 WHIP. He could move to the bullpen when Carlos Zambrano returns to the rotation, but Gorzelanny could still have some value as a middle reliever.

Derek Holland, Texas Rangers

Holland has 16 Ks (7.9 K/9) in his four games since making his season debut on May 12. Heโ€™s 2-0 with a 2.95 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP. Derek is owned in 26.1 percent of ESPN and 54 percent of CBS leagues.

Hisanori Takahashi, New York Mets

Takahashi has 16 Ks in his last 15.1 innings (9.4 K/9) with a 1.17 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP. Included in that span are 12 scoreless innings against the Yankees and Phillies. On the year heโ€™s 4-1 with 44 Ks (10.4 K/9) with a 2.13 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP. Hisanori is owned in 4.7 percent of ESPN and 28 percent of CBS leagues.

High Strikeout Middle Relievers

Joel Hanrahan, PIT: 13 Ks in last 6.2 IP (17.5 K/9) with a 2.70 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP
Matt Belisle, COL: 12 Ks in last 8.1 IP (13 K/9) with a 2.16 ERA and a 0.84 WHIP
Joaquin Benoit, TN: 10 Ks in last five IP (18 K/9) with a 0.00 ERA and a 0.20 WHIP
Takashi Saito, ATL: 10 Ks in last 6.1 IP (14.2 K/9) with a 5.68 ERA and a 1.58 WHIP
Carlos Villanueva, MIL: 10 Ks in last 6.1 IP (14.2 K/9) with a 4.26 ERA and a 1.58 WHIP
John Axford*, MIL: 10 Ks in last six IP (15 K/9) with a 3.00 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP

*Axford is owned in just 1.5 percent of ESPN and six percent of CBS leagues despite being Milwaukeeโ€™s new closer. Will Ohman (eight Ks in last 4.2 IP) is owned in just 3.3 percent of ESPN and 11 percent of CBS leagues despite holding down the Oriolesโ€™ closer gig.

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