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Fantasy Baseball Free Agent Pool—Strikeout Kings

 
Here is a list of some reasonably available players to assist you in the strikeout category. I realize that some of these players will come with high ERA and WHIP because if a pitcher has low numbers in those categories and a good K total, they’re already spoken for.   Jose Contreras, Chicago White Sox    Contreras had a solid week collecting 16 K, while splitting his two decisions. His ERA was 3.52, his WHIP was 0.91, while his K/9 ratio was 9.4. On the year, he’s 3-7 with 46 K, 4.84 ERA, and 1.27 WHIP. He’s owned in 41 percent of Yahoo!, 4.6 percent of ESPN, and 25 percent of CBS leagues.   Jordan Zimmermann, Washington Nationals Zimmermann had 12 K, while going 1-0 with 2.08 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, and 8.3 K/9 ratio. On the year, he’s 3-3 with 75 K, 4.52 ERA, and 1.30 WHIP. He’s owned in 52 percent of Yahoo!, 11.4 percent of ESPN, and 55 percent of CBS leagues.   Kevin Correia, San Diego Padres Correia is 2-0 in his last ... (link)

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