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Clayton Kershaw or Mat Latos

Clayton Kershaw
Clayton Kershaw (SP)
Los Angeles
Mat Latos
Mat Latos (SP)
Cincinnati
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No experts recommend Mat Latos over Clayton Kershaw

ECR
12
69
Best Rank
6
38
Worst Rank
39
169
Composite ADP
12
81
13
71
13
74
10
88

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Average Auction Value
$34
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G
32
32
GS
32
31
IP
219
200
W
16
14
L
8
9
SV
0
0
BS
0
0
HD
0
0
H
171
176
ER
66
78
HR
17
22
K
226
185
BBI
62
61
ERA
2.71
3.51
WHIP
1.06
1.18
G
33
33
GS
33
33
IP
227
209
W
14
14
L
9
4
SV
0
0
BS
0
0
HD
-
-
H
170
179
ER
64
81
HR
16
25
K
229
185
BBI
63
64
ERA
2.54
3.49
WHIP
1.03
1.16

“Avg. over past 2 seasons: 18 W, 239 K, 2.40 ERA, 1.00 WHIP”

 

“A young workhorse with incredible stuff in a pitcher's park, Kershaw should now have solid run support.”

 

“Kershaw had a bad season at a 2.53 ERA and 223 Ks. That's how good he is and he will bounce back and be unhittable in 2013. The Dodgers offense will provide him with an easy 20 wins. Take him with confidence.”

“Latos had a rough start to his Reds career before picking it all up again. His K rate is what makes him special at nearly 200, and everything else comes with a cherry on top. Mat is a K machine and his ERA is very solid. Do not sleep on the future BEAST fantasy pitcher.”

“Kershaw will continue to get just better and better (as impossible as that may seem), but key is his team has improved as well”

“believe you've seen his ceiling. Looks like he could be Honey Boo Boo's dad”

“We are splitting hairs when trying to decide between talking Verlander or Kershaw in round 1 of fantasy baseball drafts as both pitchers are top options. Kershaw is still maturing at the age of 25 and pitches in a better pitcher?s park. When comparing both Verlander and Kershaw, although they have similar stats over the past 2 years, I feel that Verlander is the easier pitcher to project from a statistical standpoint. Which Kershaw will we see this season? Will we see stats from Kershaw ...”

 
 
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Mat Latos pitches into ninth but can't get win

CBS Sports | May 17th, 3:17am
Reds starting pitcher Mat Latos pitched into the ninth inning in Thursday's game against the Marlins,...