Carlos Carrasco SP FA Wed 6/3/15 1:35 AM
Carlos Carrasco
SP FA
Carrasco gave up one run on five hits and two walks while striking out eight over seven innings Tuesday against the Royals.
This was the second time Carrasco had dominated the Royals this season and he has now allowed three runs over 14 innings en route to wins in his last two starts. The window to buy low on Carrasco after a slow start has almost certainly closed, and he should be viewed as a solid No. 2 or No. 3 starter (depending on league size) in fantasy moving forward.
Carlos Carrasco SP FA Wed 5/27/15 7:22 PM
Carlos Carrasco
SP FA
Carrasco (6-4) delivered eight strong innings in Wednesday's rout of the Rangers, allowing just a solo homer on five hits and a walk while striking out eight.
With a pair of strong starts in a row, Carrasco's rate stats are starting to undergo a course correction. His peripherals point to more improvement to come, so look for Carrasco to keep the good times rolling against Seattle on Tuesday.
Carlos Carrasco SP FA Sat 5/23/15 1:53 AM
Carlos Carrasco
SP FA
Carrasco allowed two runs on four hits, walking two and striking out seven over six innings of a 7-3 win against Cincinnati on Friday night.
Carrasco (5-4, 4.74 ERA) was a hot commodity at many fantasy drafts this spring, but his performance has been somewhat disappointing. He's been inconsistent, but a 58:12 K:BB ratio suggests better things should be on the horizon if he can stay away from the middle of the plate more often.
Carlos Carrasco SP FA Sun 5/17/15 8:58 PM
Carlos Carrasco
SP FA
Carrasco gave up five earned runs on seven hits in Sunday's loss to Texas.
Carrasco pitched eight innings, walking two batters and striking out nine. He's now 4-4 with a 4.98 ERA which he'd certainly like to bring down. The 51/10 K/BB ratio is very solid, and is one of the reasons why Carrasco is still a solid fantasy starter. The ERA should come down throughout the summer.
Carlos Carrasco SP FA Tue 5/12/15 10:55 PM
Carlos Carrasco
SP FA
Carrasco gave up four runs on 10 hits while striking out seven in 6.2 innings Tuesday against the Cardinals.
His strategy of pounding the strike zone that offered excellent results last season seems to have caught up to him a little to start 2015. Of his 104 pitches Tuesday 73 of them were strikes, and the fact that the Cardinals had 10 hits suggests that they were up there hacking. Strikeouts have not been an issue for Carrasco and his FIP and xFIP both suggest he has been better than his 4.84 ERA indicates. Still, he may need to make an adjustment or two to combat the fact that opposing hitters seem to be displaying more aggression in at-bats against him than they did in 2014.
Carlos Carrasco SP FA Wed 5/6/15 11:39 PM
Carlos Carrasco
SP FA
Carrasco allowed three runs on five hits, walking two and striking out six over seven innings of a 10-3 win against Kansas City on Wednesday.
Carrasco clearly got great run support in this game which help him earn win number four on the season. He didn't pitch outstanding, but he did enough to earn the victory. Carrasco owns a 4.71 ERA and a 35/8 K/BB ratio over 28.2 innings on the season.
Carlos Carrasco SP FA Fri 5/1/15 10:46 PM
Carlos Carrasco
SP FA
Carrasco allowed four runs on six hits, walking three and striking out six over six innings of a 9-4 win against Toronto Friday night.
It wasn't a particularly strong start for Carassco (3-2, 4.98 ERA) who allowed four extra base hits, a pair of singles, and three walks while needing 101 pitches (63 for strikes) to cover six innings. He left his April 22nd start with undefined "tightness" which suggest he might be nursing a minor injury.
Carlos Carrasco SP FA Sun 4/26/15 12:13 PM
Carlos Carrasco
SP FA
Carrasco, who left his last start with an ambiguous "tightness" concern, is still in line to start Sunday's game against the Tigers.
Sunday's road start is a tough matchup for Carrasco, though this hasn't been the best week for the Tigers' lineup.
Carlos Carrasco SP FA Wed 4/22/15 2:49 PM
Carlos Carrasco
SP FA
Carrasco left Tuesday's outing with tightness according to manager Terry Francona, Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
It doesn't appear to be too serious of an issue as Francona also acknowledged that he may have overreacted, but it's still a situation worth monitoring if Carrasco experiences any further setbacks. Otherwise, he's still slated to make his next start Sunday against the Tigers.
Carlos Carrasco SP FA Wed 4/22/15 12:15 AM
Carlos Carrasco
SP FA
Carrasco struck out eight batters in five innings Tuesday, earning a win over the White Sox.
Carrasco was moved back in the rotation with a jaw injury, so it's unclear if the injury had anything to do with him leaving this game slightly early. In three starts this season, he's struck out a combined 18 batters - even though he left his start on April 14 in the first inning after taking a liner to his head, which caused the jaw injury.