National Leagues Worst Money Pitchers
by Mike Rose
Anyone can find a great pitcher to back, but it’s sometimes just as effective to find a great fade! This week, BetUS.com continues the second half of the MLB season by looking at the best arms to fade in the National League this season…
1: Ryan Dempster, Chicago Cubs (9-15, -$812) Dempster scored victories in his L/2 starts, but it’s clearly too little, too late for the North Siders. The righty that was untouchable at home last season has clearly not carried his weight in ‘09, as an 8-7 record and a 4.15 ERA just aren’t acceptable. If next year is going to be Chicago’s year, Dempster will simply need to be significantly better than this.
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2: Kyle Lohse, St. Louis Cardinals (6-12, -$759) Imagine how good the Cards would be if not for Lohse in the rotation? Their baseball bettors would be up around 20 units on the season, and St. Louis would probably have the best record in the National League. However, the righty has picked up just one victory in his L/9 starts, and in that run, the Redbirds are 2-7.
3: Doug Davis, MLB betting fans than a 7-11 record.
4: Mike Hampton, Houston Astros (7-14, -$653) Hampton is on the DL with a shoulder injury, and it’s probably best that the ‘Stros just shut him down for the season. He was only 7-10 with a 5.30 ERA anyway, and Houston is way too far out of it now to consider itself a contender with just a month left in the season.
5: Cliff Lee, Philadelphia Phillies (13-15, -$649) Lee was blasted for six runs against the Braves on Saturday in his first bad start since joining the defending champions. Still, it’s hard to blame the left-hander for anything he’s done so far in the City of Brotherly Love. If the Phils win five of his every six starts, they’re going to be incredibly happy campers. By season’s end, Lee shouldn’t be anywhere near this list.
6: Yusmeiro Petit, Arizona Diamondbacks (4-11, -$608) Since the end of July, Petit has had four absolutely incredible starts. In those four outings, he either allowed zero runs or one run. Unfortunately, in the other two starts since July 29 th, he allowed four runs. Still, this is a marked improvement for a guy who is just 3-8 with a 5.59 ERA this season, and the youngster is giving Diamondbacks bettors some hope for a better 2010 campaign.
7: Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers (13-14, -$603) Kershaw had a nice outing on Sunday, allowing two runs in seven innings, fanning 11 Reds along the way. It marked his third straight start of allowing exactly two runs, and was the 23 rd straight start in which he allowed no more than four runs. Why is he on this list then? The Dodgers have only scored an average of 2.63 runs per game for Kershaw in his L/8 starts.
