Each fantasy baseball season, the goal is to find the best impact arms late in drafts to complement your starting rotation foundation. These types of breakthrough pitchers come from the minors most of the time. A veteran arm with a successful resume will be discounted in drafts in some years due to a disappointing year (Justin Verlander in 2008), most likely tied to an injury.
Before each draft season, the pitching pool looks enticing at the front end, almost forcing fantasy managers to roster at least one foundation ace. Unfortunately, by the end of each year, it seems like one-third of the secure arms fail to live up to expectations.
