Eye On: 2-Fer

By Scout Monkey, http://www.profantasybaseball.com/

Two young pitchers could be making their debut in the next week. One is a highly touted prospect, the other has been lights out in the minors.

First is Jhoulys Chacin for the Rockies. Colorado had not one, but two starters go down. Jorge De La Rosa and Jason Hammel are both going to miss some action. To fill in, Chacin will be called upon to make some starts. Still unknown who will step up for the other spot.

What do we get with Chacin? He has a very nice fastball in the mid 90's, and good secondary pitches. So far in the minors, he has a 1.69 ERA in 21 innings with 21 Ks. The bad news is that he has 11 walks in that stretch. All in all, he is a typical prospect - talented and raw. The Rockies can score some runs, so even if Chacin struggles some, he is still a good bet for some wins.

Our next new starter is Jake Arrieta, maybe. The Orioles need a 5th starter. The question is who will they pick. Their best option is either Brad Bergesen or Arrieta. Bergesen has a little more experience, but has struggled for much of it. His minor league starts this year haven't been too impressive either (his last one on Sunday was decent). Arrieta on the other hand has been fantastic. 25 innings, 1 earned run. In his last start, he struck out 11. The start before that, he struck out 7. On numbers alone, Arrieta is the man to start, but we'll see.

Chacin is definitely going to get some starts and it's possible he can be decent right out of the gate. Deep leagues or NL only leagues should check him out. Arrieta is a little more difficult to predict. He may not even be called up and even if he is, it's for the Orioles who are not that good. But, if his talent translates, he could be very good.

-Scout Monkey

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