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Nathan Eovaldi 2023 Player Outlook: Set Up For More Fantasy Success This Season
2 years agoTexas Rangers starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi looks set for a quality debut season with the club, at least where fantasy baseball is concerned. The veteran signed with the Rangers following a four-and-a-half-year stint with the Boston Red Sox. Most recently, the veteran pitched to a 3.87 ERA and a 4.30 FIP in 109.1 innings for the Red Sox last year. He made 20 starts in 2022 while logging 103 strikeouts compared to just 20 walks allowed. All told, the starter posted a 4.3% walk rate, which finished in the 95th percentile league-wide. The lack of walks is always a good thing for fantasy purposes, but it's especially ideal for a pitcher like Eovaldi who has a history of solid ERA numbers. The 32-year-old has posted an ERA south of 4.00 in each of his last three seasons and in four of the last five seasons overall. Now pitching on a much-improved Rangers team, he has a real chance to reach double-digit pitcher wins for the second time in three seasons. For fantasy managers looking for rotation options later in drafts, Eovaldi makes for a solid option.
