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Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Tyler Anderson is a fantasy baseball waiver wire pickup and add in Week 18 of the 2021 MLB season. I break down why he can help and continue to help your team.
BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 12+ teams
ROSTERED IN: 16% of leagues
ANALYSIS: Anderson is once again a two-start streaming option, and he's coming back after some good performances over his last five starts where he's gone 2-1 with a 3.03 ERA, 1.045 WHIP and 17.5 percent strikeout rate across 29 2/3 innings of work. He'll open up the week against a Brewers squad that is struggling a bit at the plate, slashing .257/.345/.394 over their last 10 games. Along with that, they own the sixth-highest strikeout rate in the majors at 25.8 percent.
Anderson is on the wrong side of Milwaukee's lefty-righty splits though as the Brewers have hit slightly better against left-handers this year (.228/.320/.391) than against right-handers (.222/.312/.378). Then again, Anderson threw seven shutout innings with six strikeouts the last time he faced Milwaukee. In his second start of the week he'll match up with a Phillies squad that is slashing .239/.342/.387 while averaging 4.8 runs per game over their last 10 games. Philadelphia is hitting slightly worse on the road (.238/.311/.401) than at home (.241/.326/.396), however they are doing much better against left-handed pitching (.254/.331/.414) than they are against righties (.232/.311/.391).
On top of all that, Anderson will be facing off against two of the teams that are striking out the most this year, as Milwaukee (25.8%) and Philadelphia (24.6%) have the sixth- and seventh-highest strikeout rates in the majors respectively. Anderson has been a solid two start streamer this year, and I see no reason why he shouldn't be a good option to choose in Week 18.
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