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Justin Steele 2024 Player Outlook: ADP Undervalued Following Cy Young-Type Season
11 months agoChicago Cubs pitcher Justin Steele has been a model of consistency over the last two seasons, his only two full big-league campaigns. After working to a 3.18 ERA across 24 starts in the 2022 season, the left-hander tossed a dynamite 3.06 ERA across 30 starts and 173 1/3 innings a season ago. In doing so, he walked just 5% of the hitters he faced, putting him in the top seven in ERA and walk rate among qualified pitchers. He allowed three earned runs or fewer in 26 of his 30 starts last season and in 25 of his first 27 before yielding six earned runs twice over his final three starts. He went at least six innings in 23 of his 29 non-injury starts and at least five innings in 27 of 29 such outings. The elite control gave him a 19.1% K-BB% ratio that aligned with fellow arms such as Blake Snell, Logan Webb, and Aaron Nola, all of whom sports ADPs of 67 or below. With a 104 ADP, Steele is providing more bang for your buck on draft day.
