Low WHIP RPs?

Mvand  3/26/2014 3:25 PM

Who are some RPs you would target to help your WHIP?

In a 12 team roto league, I ended up drafting Liriano, Lynn and Kennedy, all who are projected to kill my WHIP.

I'd like to add a RP (or maybe two) to counter this somewhat. 

I missed the boat on Benoit, Mujica and Melancon.

Some options include Carlos Maritnez, Cody Allen, Tyler Clippard, Neal Cotts, Brad Ziegler, Darren O'Day, and Luke Gregerson.

mbuser   3/26/2014 6:02 PM

Clippard is an absolute stud, he's a pretty clear add. Allen has a shot at SV if Axford goes down, I like him in general. With that said, Liriano, Lynn, and Kennedy are relatively good SP options, hopefully you didn't gut your staff completely.

Mvand  3/27/2014 8:08 AM

See my staff below. Don't get my wrong, I love my staff and Liriano/Lynn/Kennedy. I'm just projected to be on the high end of WHIP so I want to bring it down a bit.

(Bradley is in a minor league slot).

Round	Rank	Value	Name	Injury	Team	Pos	g	News	IP	H	RA	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	SV	WHIP	QS	SVV	ERAV	WHIPV	SOV	QSV
1	7	1.01	Sale, Chris		CHW	SP	31		213.5	192	84	77	50	225	24	3.24	0	1.13	21	-0.56	1.41	1.51	1.80	0.91
3	28	0.22	Wacha, Michael		STL	SP/RP	30		185.5	167	80	74	57	172	19	3.57	0	1.21	19	-0.56	0.11	0.17	0.72	0.67
4	33	0.17	Ryu, Hyun-Jin		LAD	SP	31		198.0	186	85	78	55	161	18	3.55	0	1.22	19	-0.56	0.19	-0.01	0.48	0.76
5	48	0.03	Estrada, Marco		MIL	SP	27		161.2	149	73	67	41	150	21	3.76	0	1.18	16	-0.56	-0.45	0.53	0.27	0.37
6	51	0.01	Lynn, Lance		STL	SP	31		188.7	174	81	75	69	180	17	3.56	0	1.29	19	-0.56	0.16	-1.17	0.88	0.76
6	53	-0.04	Liriano, Francisco		PIT	SP	29		174.8	152	76	70	74	177	16	3.59	0	1.29	18	-0.56	0.06	-1.09	0.81	0.59
7	62	-0.12	Chapman, Aroldis		CIN	RP	49		48.0	32	17	15	23	68	4	2.89	28	1.16	0	1.52	0.62	0.25	-1.41	-1.57
7	63	-0.12	Kennedy, Ian		SD	SP	32		201.3	189	93	86	65	181	23	3.84	0	1.26	19	-0.56	-0.86	-0.77	0.90	0.69
7	69	-0.17	Henderson, Jim		MIL	RP	67		63.8	50	27	25	27	74	7	3.49	32	1.20	0	1.79	0.13	0.09	-1.28	-1.57
8	74	-0.21	Griffin, AJ		OAK	SP	28		172.9	159	84	77	46	142	22	4.03	0	1.19	16	-0.56	-1.32	0.40	0.10	0.32
9	89	-0.35	Kazmir, Scott		OAK	SP	26		142.1	136	65	60	47	136	17	3.81	0	1.29	15	-0.56	-0.54	-0.88	-0.03	0.27
22	214	-0.80	Broxton, Jonathan		CIN	RP	63		59.7	56	27	25	21	48	5	3.74	7	1.29	0	-0.05	-0.14	-0.40	-1.83	-1.57
31	307	-0.94	Bradley, Archie		ARI	SP	11		62.8	59	31	28	31	57	6	4.06	0	1.43	6	-0.56	-0.52	-1.17	-1.63	-0.82
Round	Rank	Value	Name	Injury	Team	Pos	g	News	IP	H	RA	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	SV	WHIP	QS	SVV	ERAV	WHIPV	SOV	QSV
		-1.30	Avg Stats/Total Values				454		1,872.3	1,700	823	757	607	1,773	197	3.64	67	1.23	169	-2.40	-1.12	-2.54	-0.24	-0.21
		0.03	Avg Stats/Total Values (active)				311		1,336.5	1,200	573	528	451	1,296	133	3.55	60	1.24	122	-0.65	1.32	-2.19	1.25	0.41

Mvand  3/27/2014 8:12 AM

I'm going to drop Kazmir for Clippard. Would you drop Broxton for Cody Allen?

mbuser   3/27/2014 11:24 AM

Yeah, you certainly don't need to carry 10 SP in a roto league unless the IP limit is through the roof. Broxton makes sense for you given that you have Chapman. To be honest, low-WHIP MR aren't terribly hard to find during the season given that most managers underrate them, so in that case I might see if Broxton can nab you a few saves. I'd make the Clippard move, though.

Constantine9  4/1/2014 8:33 AM

So Matt, what would you think of a strategy that paired an ace SP or with a bunch of middle relievers and a couple of closers in head to head? Haven't done it, but the thought just kind of popped in my head. Would 3-4 MRs vulture enough wins to be competitive?

mbuser   4/1/2014 11:09 AM

Not much more competitive in the category than a roto team with the same setup. Some weeks you'll get lucky and enough of your rostered RP will happen to get the rogue wins in the same matchup, but I'd assume a loss in W (and K) most weeks, to go with the ERA and WHIP wins.