My handicapping database closely tracks how individual pitchers perform on a month-to-month basis as it provides valuable information to a sports investor. While some starting pitchers start the season in good form, many others begin to demonstrate elite command and control after the All-Star game. In order to obtain the most relevant information, I only used pitchers with a minimum of ten starts over the last three seasons. Please find below a detailed list of the best and worst pitchers in April:
Pitchers Worthy of an April Investment
- Josh Beckett: 10-4
- Mark Buerhle: 10-3
- Zach Grienke: 10-5
- Felix Hernandez: 10-4
- Tim Hudson: 8-3
- Braden Looper: 12-3
- Daisuke Matsusaka: 8-4
- Jamie Moyer: 10-5
- Brad Penny: 10-4
- Joe Saunders: 11-3
- Adam Wainwright: 11-4
- Brandon Webb: 11-1
Pitchers Who Should be Avoided in April
- Bronson Arroyo: 5-10
- Barry Zito: 4-10
Investing on those pitchers who excel in certain months has proven to be a profitable handicapping angle, and I will continue to provide a list of those money-making pitchers as we progress through the baseball season.