Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Adley Rutschman’s play has been frustrating but dropping him is too extreme
But heres something that should make you feel better: Only four catchers currently have a higher expected wOBA than Rutschman right now. Hes 34 years old, after all, and sometimes players hit an age where they just fall apart without much warning. Among players who have at least 250 plate appearances since the start of last season, he ranks 16th in expected wOBA. He has two double-digit strikeout games this season, making him one of just 14 pitchers who have done that to date. Sure, you could point to the fact that his underlying metrics aren actually much worse than they were when he was a must-start Fantasy option. Arenado is more rostered than among others Mark Vientos, Royce Lewis, Josh Jung, Matt Shaw, and Jake Burger.
But heres something that should make you feel better: Only four catchers currently have a higher expected wOBA than Rutschman right now. Hes 34 years old, after all, and sometimes players hit an age where they just fall apart without much warning. Among players who have at least 250 plate appearances since the start of last season, he ranks 16th in expected wOBA. He has two double-digit strikeout games this season, making him one of just 14 pitchers who have done that to date. Sure, you could point to the fact that his underlying metrics aren actually much worse than they were when he was a must-start Fantasy option. Arenado is more rostered than among others Mark Vientos, Royce Lewis, Josh Jung, Matt Shaw, and Jake Burger.
