As many fantasy owners were attempting to make trades during the All-Star break to help their team for the next two and a half months, the real teams were doing the same thing. The Boston Red Sox acquired left-handed starting pitcher Drew Pomeranz from the San Diego Padres to help bolster their rotation. Pomeranz has had a great season with a 2.47 ERA and 1.06 WHIP, but he will now face tougher lineups in the American League East.
Unfortunately, if you are in a National League specific format, you just lost one of your best pitchers for nothing. If you are a Pomeranz owner in a mixed league format, I would be contacting owners to see if you can work out a trade. Pomeranz has pitched well, but he will probably regress as he heads to the AL and faces potent lineups, like the Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles, consistency.
Earlier this week we looked at hitters through the first half. Now we will look at the pitchers who surprised and disappointed.
