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Roansy Contreras is a fantasy baseball waiver wire pickup for pitchers heading into Week 6 (2023). Target Contreras as a free agent pitcher on the waiver wire.
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ team leagues
ROSTERED IN: 26% of leagues
ANALYSIS: The Pirates righty had a horrible second start to the season, giving up nine hits and seven earned runs in 3.1 innings against the Astros. That was pretty discouraging even given the tough matchup, but since then, Roansy has been on a roll. He has ripped off three straight quality starts against the Cardinals, Reds, and Dodgers while giving up just three total earned runs and striking out 19.
The walk rate is higher than we like (10.3%), but it's not egregiously bad and he's generating a ton of soft contact. Now, I don't really like to trust pitchers that are getting the job done with weak contact because that stuff can change in a hurry.
I want to see Contreras' strikeout rate get much higher than its current 21% before I really buy in, but the slider is a great pitch that is tough to square up and he's throwing it a ton this year. I don't know what in the world has gotten into the Pirates rotation this year, but Roansy and the gang have been great and they deserve some adds in the fantasy game this week.
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