John Franco
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Without abusing the screwball is he serviceable? Can’t remember using him a ton besides BR early on I guess. Kinda has a similar mix and quick windup like Hamels and think he can be effective. I don’t need him for late innings just looking for depth and maybe an upgrade over Hader or Doolittle (As collection) or is Nenn/Gagne the way to go?
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He's terrible imo. Lit him up every time I faced him and got lit up the one time I drafted him in BR.
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With velo and power being the Meta, he's very serviceable as an inning finisher or a change of pace against the directional hitter with great timing.
Having different looks across the 7 RP is the key to 1 IP at a time success.
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I've bought and sold him 3 different times with not much success. I pitched well with him right after that Alvarado card came out and pitched him after Alvarado and he did ok but otherwise I've gotten lit up with him
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One of my best relievers actually. You actually want to avoid the screwball pretty much, as people sit on it easily. He has a nice fluid motion and is super easy to control, and I’ve found that the fastball/sinker/slider combo works best.
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