Undervalued Arms on Draft Day

With values like this deep in the draft there is no reason to draft a pitcher before the fifth round.  The skills to look for when evaluating pitchers is an above average K rate, below average walk rate, and a good ground ball percentage. To establish the value of these pitchers, let’s first look at the League Average (LA) for K rate (7.13/9), walk rate (3.11/9) and ground ball percentage (44.4%).  Here are some pitchers that should produce above average rates in the listed categories, and could be an anchor on your staff for 2012 and beyond. Madison Bumgarner ADP 74.92 During 2011, Bumgarner posted 8.40K’s/9, 2.02BB/9, and a GB% of 46%.  He plays on a good team and in a pitchers paradise.  Bumgarner could be the break out pitcher of the season a la Clayton Kershaw of 2011.  He may be the #3 on the Giants staff, but he will perform as a #1 on a fantasy staff Matt Moore ADP 100.63 Moore dazzled during his regular season 9.1 inning cup of coffee and in the playoffs last year.  In his ...