Fantasy Baseball Free Agent Pool: 2010 Strikeout Kings, Vol. 10 (Sept. 2)

Here are some reasonably available players to assist you in the Strikeouts category.

Realize that some of these will come with high ERAs and WHIPs because if a pitcher has low numbers in those categories and a good K total, he's already spoken for.

Ian Kennedy, Arizona Diamondbacks

Kennedy had 21 strikeouts (9.9 K/9 ratio) over the past 15 days while going 2-0 with a 2.84 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP. On the year he’s 9-9 with 145 Ks (7.9 K/9), a 4.20 ERA, and a 1.25 WHIP. Ian is owned in 57 percent of CBS and 12 percent of ESPN leagues.

Joe Blanton, Philadelphia Phillies

Blanton had 19 strikeouts (8.8 K/9) over the past 15 days while going 2-0 with a 1.86 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP. On the year he’s 6-6 with 98 Ks (6.4 K/9), a 5.15 ERA, and a 1.42 WHIP. Joe is owned in 53 percent of CBS and 34 percent of ESPN leagues.

Jason Hammel, Colorado Rockies

Hammel had 17 strikeouts (8.7 K/9) over the past 15 days while going 1-0 with a 3.57 ERA and a 1.53 WHIP. On the year he’s 9-7 with 123 Ks (7.5 K/9), a 4.32 ERA, and a 1.32 WHIP. Jason is owned in 44 percent of CBS and eight percent of ESPN leagues.

Brian Matusz, Baltimore Orioles

Matusz had 17 strikeouts (7.3 K/9) over the past 15 days while going 3-0 with a 1.29 ERA and a 0.81 WHIP. On the year he’s 7-12 with 117 Ks (7.0 K/9), a 4.72 ERA, and a 1.41 WHIP. Brian is owned in 46 percent of CBS and 35 percent of ESPN leagues.

Jhoulys Chacin, Colorado Rockies

Chacin had 16 strikeouts (9.8 K/9) over the past 15 days while going 2-0 with a 0.61 ERA and a 0.82 WHIP. On the year he’s 7-9 with 109 Ks (9.6 K/9), a 3.79 ERA, and a 1.27 WHIP. Jhoulys is owned in 39 percent of CBS and nine percent of ESPN leagues.

Brett Cecil, Toronto Blue Jays

Cecil had 16 strikeouts (13 K/9) over the past 15 days while going 2-1 with a 2.49 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP. On the year he’s 11-7 with 105 Ks (6.4 K/9), a 3.74 ERA, and a 1.21 WHIP. Brett is owned in 59 percent of CBS and 19 percent of ESPN leagues.

Mike Minor, Atlanta Braves

Minor is 3-0 in four starts with 26 strikeouts (10.2 K/9), a 3.91 ERA, and a 1.35 WHIP. He’s owned in 60 percent of CBS and 17 percent of ESPN leagues.

High Strikeout Middle Relievers (stats over past 15 days)

Marcos Mateo, CHC: 7 IP, 15 Ks, 9.00 ERA, 1.57 WHIP
Nick Masset, CIN: 10.1 IP, 14 Ks, 0.00 ERA, 0.29 WHIP
Chris Sale, CHW: 6.1 IP, 13 Ks, 1.42 ERA, 1.42 WHIP
Jonny Venters, ATL: 8.2 IP, 13 Ks, 6.23 ERA, 1.50 WHIP
Thomas Diamond, CHC: 7.2 IP, 12 Ks, 2.35 ERA, 0.65 WHIP
Tim Stauffer, SD: 12.1 IP, 12 Ks, 2.19 ERA, 1.22 WHIP
Todd Coffey, MIL: 7.2 IP, 11 Ks, 3.52 ERA, 1.43 WHIP
Tyler Clippard, WAS: 9 IP, 11 Ks, 3.00 ERA, 1.22 WHIP
Kenley Jansen, LAA: 7 IP, 10 Ks, 1.29 ERA, 1.14 WHIP
Ryan Madson, PHI: 10 IP, 10 Ks, 1.80 ERA, 0.90 WHIP

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