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Tyler Glasnow - Dealt to Rays in Archer deal

7/31/18

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Tampa Bay Rays

Tyler Glasnow

At the very least this boosts Glasnow's perceived fantasy value, as the Pirates had tabled his development as a starter and had been using him out of the bullpen all season. In Tampa Bay, he figures to start at some point, although they may ease him in as a reliever initially. Glasnow's stock has faded in recent years, as his shaky control has limited his production as a big-league starter. However, he still has the type of arsenal that would profile near the top of a big-league rotation, and sometimes pitchers his size (6-foot-8) take a while to figure things out from a command/control standpoint. Glasnow has a 4.34 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and a 72:34 K:BB in 56 innings out of the big-league bullpen this season. He has a 7.24 ERA, 1.90 WHIP and 69:45 K:BB in 73.1 career MLB innings as a starter, but has been dominant at times in that role in recent years at Triple-A.