Fantasy Baseball Pitchers Who Excelled and Struggled in June: Yusei Kikuchi, Zac Gallen and More
Looking at stats from the month of June to see what fantasy pitchers are trending up and down.
After looking at the best and worst hitters from the month of June, let's go over pitchers.
We'll keep our focus on the most notable fantasy pitchers when discussing the struggling arms.
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Best and Worst ERAs
Among qualified pitchers last month, Philadelphia's Zack Wheeler (100% rostered) had the best earned run average at 0.58. He made five starts, going 2-1 and allowing four runs (two earned) over 31 innings. Wheeler struck out 42 batters along the way.
Houston's Hunter Brown (100%) had a 1.19 ERA over 30 1/3 innings. He gave up four runs and struck out 39 batters.
Kansas City's Seth Lugo (94%) had a 1.26 ERA over 28 2/3 innings. Lugo allowed four runs and struck out 31 batters last month.
Philadelphia's Ranger Suarez (98%) had a 1.30 ERA over six starts and 41 2/3 innings. He struck out 36 batters and surrendered seven runs (six earned).
Texas' Jacob deGrom (100%) posted a 1.41 ERA over five starts last month. He allowed five runs over 32 innings, while striking out 32 batters.
Some other pitchers who had good/great ERAs last month were: Framber Valdez (100%), Matthew Boyd (94%), Cristopher Sanchez (100%), Tarik Skubal (100%) and Max Fried (100%).
Among some qualified pitchers, some notable fantasy pitchers struggled in June.
Minnesota's Bailey Ober (70%) had a 9.00 ERA over 30 innings. He allowed the 30 runs on 38 hits and eight walks, while striking out 24 batters. Ober was 0-5 and allowed 14 home runs.
Athletics' Luis Severino (24%) allowed 31 runs (28 earned) on 44 hits and 12 walks over 32 2/3 innings last month. He went 1-5 and had just 17 strikeouts along with his 7.71 ERA.
Arizona's Zac Gallen (74%) posted a 6.23 ERA last month. He went 2-2 and struck out 22 batters over 30 1/3 innings. Gallen allowed 23 runs (21 earned) on 34 hits and 10 walks.
Minnesota's Chris Paddack (20%) also had an ERA over six, finishing at 6.06. He allowed 24 runs (22 earned) on 37 hits and five walks, while striking out 23 batters over 32 2/3 innings.
Some other notable fantasy pitchers who struggled in June were: Erick Fedde (35%), Taj Bradley (56%), Dustin May (51%), Jameson Taillon (61%), Andrew Heaney (27%) and Nick Martinez (37%).
Other Pitchers On the Rise
Garrett Crochet (100%) led the league with 55 punchouts in June. San Francisco's Logan Webb (100%) was second with 43 Ks. Wheeler and Spencer Strider (98%) had 42 punchouts each, while Yusei Kikuchi (90%) finished with 41 strikeouts.
Spencer Schwellenbach (100%) covered 36 innings, which trailed just Suarez, Webb and Crochet last month. Strider was fifth with 35 innings pitched.
deGrom and Valdez didn't allow a home run in June. Zack Littell (72%) walked just two batters last month. Colin Rea (18%) only walked three batters.
Other Struggling Pitchers
Severino had the worst WHIP last month at 1.71. Fedde was second at 1.68, while Jose Quintana (34%) was third at 1.65. May sat at a 1.63 WHIP, while Aaron Civale (4%) had a 1.62 WHIP.
Despite Rea's limited walks, he had the second-highest average against him at .302. Only Severino's .312 mark was worse among qualified pitchers.
Using 20 innings as a minimum stat, Walker Buehler (31%) had the worst ERA at 11.07. Zach Eflin (43%) was at 8.72, while Bryce Elder (13%) was at 8.25.
Best and Worst Relievers
Josh Hader (100%) led the league in saves last month with nine. Tanner Scott (95%) and Trevor Megill (84%) had eight saves each. Camilo Doval (69%) tallied seven saves.
Abner Uribe (36%) had nine holds to lead the league. Jared Koenig (4%) had eight holds, while Tyler Rogers (27%), Seranthony Dominguez (9%) and Jeremiah Estrada (19%) had seven holds each.
Ryan Helsley (94%) had three blown saves last month, which led the league.
Bryan Abreu (43%) had the most strikeouts among relievers with 26. Edwin Uceta (2%) struck out 23 batters. Justin Wrobleski (15%) and Reid Detmers (16%) had 21 and 20 strikeouts, respectively
Hader had the most wins as well, racking up four over the month. Robert Suarez (98%) tied for the league lead in losses among relievers with three.
