Shields gave up three runs on five hits and four walks while striking out three over five innings against the Red Sox on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Although this was not a good outing by any definition, it actually qualifies as Shields' best in four starts since coming over to the White Sox. Any improvement over "legendarily terrible" has to be appreciated by the Chicago fans as well as any desperate fantasy owner stuck with Shields. With an agonizing 9:17 K:BB in his last five starts and a 6.22 ERA for the season, Shields' greatest fantasy value at this point may lie in helping his fantasy owners tank for next year.