20 Things To Watch For In Week 17 (2021 Fantasy Baseball ...

I don’t expect him back in Week 17, but his remaining rehab starts are worth monitoring and he needs to be rostered in every single fantasy league.2. The former No. 1 pick out of Auburn posted a disastrous 6.99 ERA and a 1.48 WHIP in his first seven big league starts last season. Mize is more consistent on a start-to-start basis, but Skubal has the superior strikeout upside (109 to 79 despite logging five fewer innings).Like his teammate, Skubal struggled in April, but since May began the 24-year-old has a 3.59 ERA with a 3.57 xFIP in 13 starts. In 60 PAs since then he’s batting just .135 without a homer (entering Wednesday).I’m beginning to wonder if the full-season stat line — .247 average with 14 homers, four steals, and a .724 OPS — is who he’s going to be moving forward, with some spiked production mixed in like what we saw for most of May and June. Anderson has produced as one of the best rookies in all of baseball this year, registering a 3.56 ERA with 98 strikeouts in 96 innings pitched. Of course, Emmanuel Clase has been heavily involved in the ninth inning as well this season, so Karinchak hasn’t been as valuable as I expected in leagues that only count saves. The 23-year-old has been great, though, as he’s yet to allow more than three earned runs in any of his 19 starts this season. But I wonder if the Marlins are just keeping his starts abbreviated (he hasn’t pitched more than five innings since June 15th). He’s only hitting .247/.312/.433 for the season but since June 16th (arbitrary endpoint) that slash line is up to .295/.330/.526 (good for a 132 wRC+!). Gilbert enters a weekend start against Oakland on a roll over his past eight outings — 41 1/3 innings with 51 strikeouts and a 2.49 ERA. He bounced back admirably, however, and he carries a 2.90 ERA into a Week 17 start against the Red Sox. Manoah, currently on the IL with a minor back contusion, has been a bit hit or miss as a rookie. The 26-year-old has a 40.9% hard-hit rate for the season, but that’s up to 51.1% in July. The 33-year-old has been quite volatile this season, but following Thursday’s seven innings of three-run ball against the Angels, he has now strung together four solid outings in a row. This isn’t a week to stream your Colorado bats, but we definitely want to use any starting pitchers who line up for starts against them.Get award-winning advice with our fantasy baseball tools >>