Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jakob Junis (back) is slated to throw a simulated game on Sunday, and manager Mike Matheny told reporters that he expects Junis to make a start a few days after that. Junis missed his last scheduled start due to lower back inflammation, but he seems to be recovering quickly from the ailment. Junis was a promising fantasy option in 2018 when he had a 4/1 K/BB ratio and FIP in the low 4s, but his walks increased and he got hit harder in 2019, leading to an ERA ...

Kansas City Royals manager Mike Matheny said that starting pitcher Jakob Junis' (back) tightness is not a serious concern. Junis may throw on the side in a day or two, but the team is just being cautious at this time. The 27-year-old righty went 9-14 with a 5.24 ERA and 1.43 WHIP while striking out 164 and walking 58 in 175 1/3 innings over 31 starts for the Royals in 2019. He's allowed 30-plus home runs in back-to-back seasons and has just a career 8.1 K/9, so he lacks much fantasy upside on a...

Junis had yet another disappointing season in 2019. His 5.24 ERA, 13.7 K-BB%, and 4.63 SIERA are indications of a pitcher you want to avoid on draft day. He also was top ten in losses, runs, earned runs and home runs. Jakob Junis main issue is that he is a two-pitch pitcher with only one good pitch. His slider produced a 14.7 pVAL and had a 14.4 SwStr%, while his fastball had a -22.7 pVAL. Junis gets hit hard, and he allowed an exit velocity of 90.0 while the league average is 87.5. With two ...

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jakob Junis looks to be done for 2019. Manager Ned Yost told reporters on Monday that the 27-year-old pitcher is starting to fatigue, so he's making a lot of mistakes. Junis is tied for the American League lead in starts made this season at 31. It's been a long season for the third-year player. His 5.24 ERA isn't pretty, his 1.43 WHIP is atrocious, and his strikeout rate of 8.42 was pretty much in line with last season while his walk rate bumped up more than ...

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jakob Junis struggled against the Indians on Friday, throwing 94 pitches in just four innings. Junis was tagged for four earned runs and took the loss after KC only scored one. Junis allowed six hits and two walks in the short outing, but he also struck out four. That gives him 16 strikeouts over his last 16 1/3 innings pitched, and while this outing was a loser, he was working off three straight quality starts before this. With the Athletics, Tigers, and ...

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jakob Junis was lit up for six earned runs in six innings on Friday, earning him the loss. Junis struck out five, but he also gave up 10 hits and walked a pair. The loss came on the back of three straight quality starts for Junis, and it's only his second loss this month. Junis has become strangely predictable in that he's averaging one clunker of an outing every four times he steps on the mound, but it's not so predictable that it would be useful in fantasy.[...]

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jakob Junis has been placed on the paternity list. His next scheduled start is Friday against the Indians, which may be pushed back. It hasn't been smooth sailing for Junis this year, as he has a downright-ugly 4.83 ERA and 1.39 WHIP through 21 starts this season, but the 26-year-old may have recently found his stride. Junis has compiled a 1.35 ERA and 0.95 [...]

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jakob Junis was nearly untouchable against Chicago on Monday night as he struck out 10 batters while allowing just one earned run in seven innings of work. The 26-year-old was on fire in his first start since the All-Star break, allowing just five hits and walking one. A solo homer in the sixth inning was his only hiccough, and he out dueled Lucas Giolito from the other side. The strong performance netted Junis his fifth win of the season, and he'll now draw[...]

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jakob Junis took advantage of an easy turn on Tuesday and threw seven innings against the Tigers while only allowing two earned runs. Junis struck out five and walked none while only giving up five hits, but he didn't factor into the decision as the Royals offense waited until the eighth inning to show up. Junis is unpredictable at best, and his below average strikeout rate doesn't make him a terribly attractive fantasy option outside of streaming in deep lea[...]

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jakob Junis had a tough draw on [...]