Jeff Karstens (credits below) The Pirates always seem to have a pitcher or two you can find in the bargain bin who turns out to have fantasy value.James McDonald and Paul Maholm are among the pitchers who have posted good fantasy numbers on a bad Pirates team in the past few years.Last year, it was Charlie Morton and Jeff Karstens who rewarded those fantasy owners who likely took them in the final rounds of a draft or picked them up from the free-agent pile.Karstens may be the ace of Pittsburgh's shaky staff this season after posting a career-low 3.38 ERA in 30 games, including 26 starts last season. That came after two seasons of ERAs close to 5.00.He'll continue to be an innings-eater for Pittsburgh, but I see his ERA flying back up north of 4.00 this season while struggling to match even his nine wins from last season.Morton is another guy that surprised early last season before injuries wore him down late.There was some pre-draft hype last year that Morton was trying to ...
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Paul Maholm,
Charlie Morton,
Roy Halladay,
Kevin Correia,
Brad Lincoln,
Jeff Locke,
Jo-Jo Reyes,
Gerrit Cole
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies
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