Sidearmer 2,226 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Boyd was dreadful last year. Only reason I have some interest is based on the rumors of the ball being "de-juiced." If anyone stands to gain the most from less HRs, it would be Boyd. Boyd still has strikeout potential and should be allowed to go deep into games and have a relatively unrestricted innings limit. With an NFBC ADP of 296, he's basically free. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
UberRebel 580 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 He’s a fantastic gamble. He threw the changeup more and it was getting swings and misses. The BBs went up a bit but that generally isn’t a big problem for him. All he needs to do is just not give up so many HRs. Enter the dejuiced ball. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Tuna 190 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Im not putting too much stock in last year's "season" - Ill be buying low on lots of guys who were lousy last year....Boyd is one of them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sidearmer 2,226 Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 41 minutes ago, Big Tuna said: Im not putting too much stock in last year's "season" - Ill be buying low on lots of guys who were lousy last year....Boyd is one of them He was pretty lousy in 2018 and 2019 too. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jb_power 3,535 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 2 hours ago, Big Tuna said: Im not putting too much stock in last year's "season" - Ill be buying low on lots of guys who were lousy last year....Boyd is one of them You may as well double down and go after Robbie Ray too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
merlin401 855 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 4 hours ago, jb_power said: You may as well double down and go after Robbie Ray too. You have to hold and believe this is their GameStop season 💠✋ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fawkes_mulder 1,932 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 (edited) 4 hours ago, jb_power said: You may as well double down and go after Robbie Ray too. Hi it’s me, I own both of these polished turds in dynasty. Yolo as for risk/reward, yeah they are cheap and have k upside. id rather have bad pitchers who can ring up the Ks than bad pitchers with prospect hype (cough, Dylan cease) Edited February 24 by fawkes_mulder 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flyman75 5,199 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 (edited) What kind of K upside does Boyd really have? Obviously, 2019 gives us an upside, but that seems to be more outlier than anything else. He piled up Ks in 2019, but never has in any other point in his career. Even last year, he struck out just 60 in 60.1 ip. Aside from 2019, his career k/9 is 7.8, and if he doesn't get a ton of Ks like he did in 2019, I just don't see the value. Edited February 24 by Flyman75 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rabaak 392 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 if I remember right, he seemed to have one melt down inning a game. The rest of the game he would be pretty decent. Hrs allowed and Walks can also tend to be an issue. He always seems to me like he should be better than what he is. But I would take a chance on him at the right ADP. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradMaddox 31 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Dude is on fire Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WatchMeWHIP 67 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 He's a good stream with a matchup against Oakland on Sunday. Considering the 2 (nearly 3) out of 3 quality starts and the soft opponent coming up, another strong showing will likely lead to a lot of adds. I'm adding now and crossing my fingers for continued success. It looks like the tigers are going to let him throw near 100 pitches consistently which is valuable in QS leagues. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Kimble 335 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Had a really solid outing again, pitched into the 8th with 5ks and had the lead until he surrendered a leadoff solo HR to Sean Murphy. Still faced a few hitters after and ended up going 7.1 IP with only 4 hits and 1 BB. He's keeping the HRs down, not walking guys, and pitching deep into games. Normally I'd say you should shop him and see what he can return before he has a bad outing, but he has some upside to be a real good fantasy starter, for sure. If Carlos Rodon is a hold right now, Boyd is even more so. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Tuna 190 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 (edited) [...] had a terrible 2020 but I downplay that - could be a solid mid rotation fantasy contributor if he continues....Im definitely not looking to sell unless I get a really good offer Edited April 20 by tonycpsu Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dylanfan66 183 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 I own him in 3 leagues. Guessing he will turn in to a streamer at some point. Unless he changed something him and Duffy will be what they usually are. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TrueToTheBlue 357 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 2 hours ago, Dylanfan66 said: I own him in 3 leagues. Guessing he will turn in to a streamer at some point. Unless he changed something him and Duffy will be what they usually are. I wouldn’t be so sure. He’s looked pretty good so far. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJoint 4,232 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 1 hour ago, TrueToTheBlue said: I wouldn’t be so sure. He’s looked pretty good so far. He's had good stretches in the past. It seems like nearly every year (obviously not last year) I'm able to pick him up in 12-teamers and I think I have a year-long guy but it never turns out that way. His bad stretches are just as bad as his good ones are good. He's been a FT starter for basically about 6 years and his career ERA hovers ~5. I'll hold him until things go south but I'm on board with @Dylanfan66's way of thinking here. I just hope he stays healthy because he's one of my favorite and most trustworthy streamers over the past several years. Just don't be surprised when the wheels fall off and enjoy the ride for now. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Denbo32 245 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 I bought into boyd. Might of overpaid for him, but he has high k rate and decent ratio. Lets go! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slatykamora 2,889 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 On 4/19/2021 at 12:23 PM, Dylanfan66 said: I own him in 3 leagues. Guessing he will turn in to a streamer at some point. Unless he changed something him and Duffy will be what they usually are. Nah. I think Duffy is legit this time around, his stuff is much better then Boyd's. Boyd will be serviceable until it gets warm and he catches a case of the HRs like he does every summer. Then losses all momentum and never gets it back in the 2nd half even when it cools back down. Boyd has a career 2.73 ERA in April in 125 IP (so decent SS here) Every other month is above 4. HR/9 per Month: April: 0.65 May: 0.95 June: 2.24 July: 1.32 August: 2.28 Sept: 2.04 Maybe, this version of Boyd will keep the ERA lower then normal with a more committed FB/CH vs RHH. However, he's getting less whiffs off this approach. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Kimble 335 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Why did he leave his start against the White Sox after 1 inning? Was it just that he threw too many pitches? Obviously it wasn't a total disaster since it was just an inning, but it's probably time to monitor him closely in case his Homeritis is returning. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WTP333 304 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 9 minutes ago, Richard Kimble said: Why did he leave his start against the White Sox after 1 inning? Was it just that he threw too many pitches? Obviously it wasn't a total disaster since it was just an inning, but it's probably time to monitor him closely in case his Homeritis is returning. left knee issue https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2021/04/30/detroit-tigers-matthew-boyd-miss-next-start-but-could-dodge-il/7410009002/ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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