Kevin Gausman Fantasy News and Statistics

One of the budding young stars of the Baltimore Orioles rotation, Kevin Gausman received the 2017 Opening Day start albeit by default. He has shown a great deal of promise throughout his career. He will be 27 years old in the 2018 campaign and will need to break out for a big year. The time is now for the right-hander out of LSU. Baltimore is banking on him becoming a top-of-the-rotation arm. He’s not a bad gamble for Dober Fantasy Points, but until he provides consistency, he’s still just that: a gamble.

2017: It looked like he put it all together in 2016 and was primed for a breakout 2017 campaign. Instead of breaking out, however, Gausman broke down. The right-hander ended the year 11-12 with a 4.68 ERA and 1.495 WHIP in a career-high 186.2 innings of work. Those numbers landed him a 93 ERA+ and were more fitting for a No. 4 or No. 5 starter than the team’s Opening Day arm. Interestingly, it took a nice second half for Gausman’s numbers to look as good as they did. He was lost in the first half, getting knocked out of games early and pitching to a 5.85 ERA in his first 19 games. After the break, he was much better, going 6-5 with a 3.41 ERA and 1.204 WHIP. His control vastly improved and he, once again, showed the promise that continues to make the O’s hopeful.