Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Happ In, Park Out

Well, the inevitable has finally happened. Chan Ho Park has been replaced in the Philadelphia starting rotation by J.A. Happ. The two will essentially switch roles, with Park now serving as the long man out of the bullpen, and Happ now serving as the fifth starter.

Happ has been solid out of the bullpen up until this point, with a 2.49 ERA in 21 2/3 innings. He's struck out 17 batters and walked 9, with a 1.06 WHIP. He will not maintain that ERA or WHIP as a starter, but Happ offers a better chance at decent results than Park did. Happ must be owned in all NL-only formats now, and I expect him to perform adequately as a starter. Not great, but adequate. As for Chan Ho, feel free to dump him like a girlfriend that doesn't support your addiction to fantasy baseball.

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