BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 14+ teams
ROSTERED IN: 12% of leagues
ANALYSIS: Over his first two career starts now, Ryan is 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA, 0.417 WHIP and 22 percent strikeout rate over 12 innings of work. After just missing out on the perfect game in his last matchup, he'll face off against the Indians once again to open Week 25. Cleveland is slashing .247/.311/.398 over their last 10 games, and they're hitting worse on the road (.233/.297/.400) than at home (.243/.312/.419). He'll have a much tougher matchup when he faces Toronto, as they are slashing .272/.367/.545 and averaging 6.4 runs per game over their last 10 games. They're also hitting much better against right-handed pitchers (.260/.324/.455) and at home (.272/.337/.484) this year — which are both marks against Ryan.
We're dealing with a rookie pitcher right now who's two starts into his major league career. Obviously it's hard to predict exactly how well he'll do in starts three and four, and that Toronto outing looks to be a potential disaster waiting to happen. But all that being said, Ryan is an interesting option to consider in deeper formats this week.
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