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Alex Lange 2024 Player Outlook: Inconsistency Tough To Trust
11 months agoDetroit Tigers reliever Alex Lange endured a rollercoaster 2023 campaign. The right-hander came out of the gate scorching with a 1.42 ERA in April through May. He would then implode to the tune of an 11.57 ERA in June. July's figure came in at 2.70 before he slipped to a 4.50 ERA in August. He would finish strong with a 2.70 ERA in September. Add it up and Lange worked to a 3.68 ERA alongside a strong 27.4% K% across 67 appearances in 2023, logging 26 saves in the process. However, the 28-year-old also walked a whopping 15.6% of the batters he faced a season ago, dropping his K-BB% all the way to just 11.8%. His major control issues cost him the closer's job midway through the season and it's far from a sure thing he opens the season as the club's closer after the signings of relievers Andrew Chafin and Shelby Miller, not to mention the presence of Tyler Holton (2.11 ERA in 2023), Jason Foley (2.63), and Will Vest (2.98). Lange's 207 ADP is slightly above Rotoballer's 181 ranking but his control and lack of job security are reason enough to pass on draft day.
