Atlanta Braves - Fantasy News
9/29/18
The veteran spun his third quality start in four outings, but the Braves' eventual 3-0 loss went to reliever Jonny Venters (5-2). Despite just seven wins, Sanchez has been one of fantasy's biggest pitching surprises -- this latest brilliant outing completing a regular season with a 2.83 ERA, 8.9 K/9 and 2.8 BB/9. Substantially lowering his HR/9 to an acceptable 0.99 -- on the heels of a wildly polar-opposite 2.22 in 2017 -- appears to be the key, though he's been helped by a .255 BABIP, far below the league norm and logical expectations for the 34-year-old. Either way, there's some reality to his success: Look to his 10.2 swinging-strike percentage -- his best since 12.6 in 2013 -- and his career-best 65.9 first-strike percentage.
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