Fantasy Baseball Free Agent Pool – Strikeout Kings

Some reasonably available players to assist you in the strikeouts category.  Realize that some of these will come with high ERAs & WHIPs because if a pitcher has low numbers in those categories and a good strikeout total, they’re already spoken for.   Gio González, Oakland A’s—Gio had 15 Ks in 12 innings (11.25 K/9) last week while going 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP.  On the year he’s 3-2 with 50 Ks (45-2/3 IP) with a 6.31 ERA, 1.80 WHIP, and .299 BAA.  He’s owned in 5 percent of Yahoo!, 0.3 percent of ESPN, and 14 percent of CBS Sportsline leagues. Rick VandenHurk, Florida Marlins—VandenHurk had 13 Ks in 10 innings (11.7 K/9) last week with a 6.30 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP.  On the year he’s 1-1 with 20 Ks (21 IP) with a 4.29 ERA, a 1.33 WHIP, and a .259 BAA.  He’s owned in 18 percent of Yahoo!, 2 percent of ESPN, and 16 percent of CBS Sportsline leagues. Luke Hochevar, Kansas City Royals—Hochevar had had 12 Ks in 11 innings (9.8 K/9) last week with a 9.00 ERA and a 1.91 WHIP....