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C.J. Wilson made just 21 starts for the Angels last season before having season-ending elbow surgery in August, and while it may be tempting to chalk his struggles after the month of May up to pitching through injury, it is worth noting that his strikeout rate (20%) HR/9 rate (0.9) and ERA (3.89) all fell within career norms. Even at his most effective, Wilson can be a headache to fantasy owners, as he tends to walk too many batters (career 10% walk rate), but he has thrown at least 200 innings in four of his last six seasons, and has never had a HR/9 rate reach 1.00 as a starter. Wilson is expected to be fully healthy heading into 2016, and is projected to be on the waiver wire at the end of standard fantasy drafts. He will likely be available as a fallback option, but he may be the type of pitcher who is more useful to MLB managers than fantasy owners at this point in his career.
C.J. Wilson May Struggle to Produce After Elbow Surgery
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