The upside is there for Jose Leclerc, but walks continue to be an issue with a double-digit strikeout rate. Started the season with 28.1 innings without issuing a walk... Did not issue more than 1 BB in any start with Buffalo, walking seven total in 108.1 innings. Led the International League in WHIP (0.87) and was T-1st in ERA (1.92) at time of his initial promotion. 30.0 IP).Karinchak does have some work to do with his control, which may be difficult with his mechanics. He also notched five Saves and eight Holds as one of the top Relievers for Colorado.If Davis cannot find his pre-2019 form early this year (whenever the season Hudson has been in the majors since 2009 and has spent the last six seasons almost exclusively as a Reliever. During that time, he has not been used to close out games much, but he does have 72 Holds.In 2019, Hudson started the season in Toronto and finished the season as a World Series Champion with the Nationals.

Washington has other options if he struggles again, and his health has also been a question mark. However, March Madness officially became #MarchSadness, as none of those great sporting events I mentioned actually happened.Thanks to COVID-19, the sporting world here in the United States has been completely upended. Liam Hendriks daily MLB projections and fantasy value for probable starts in next 7-10 days. © Copyright 2010-2020 FantasyPros.com A.J. Fantasy Impact. Liam Johnson Hendriks was originally signed by Twins scout Howard Norsetter…is married, Kristi…is an avid animal supporter and makes regular visits to animal shelters…attended Sacred Heart College in Australia.Began the season as a set-up man and occasional opener but took over the closer role after Blake Treinen went on the injured list retroactive to June 21…saved a Major League-leading 25 games over that span after tallying just one save over his first 279 career appearances…led the A's and ranked seventh in the American League in saves…was 4-4 with a career-low 1.80 ERA in a career-high 75 appearances overall…also had career lows in opponents batting average (.201), on-base percentage (.255), slugging percentage (.309) and OPS (.564)…struck out a career-high 124 batters in 85.0 innings and his average of 13.13 strikeouts per nine innings was the highest in Athletics history among pitchers with eight or more innings pitched…122 of his strikeouts came as a reliever, which set an Athletics record for strikeouts by a reliever, breaking the mark of 115 set by Rollie Fingers in 1975…ranked second among Major League relievers in strikeouts in 2019 (Hader, MIL 138)…was named to his first AL All-Star team…set a record for strikeouts by an Australian-born pitcher, breaking the previous mark of 111 set by Damian Moss in 2002…his saves were second-most to Grant Balfour, who had 38 in 2013, also with the A's…his 1.80 ERA was second-lowest in Athletics history among pitchers with 80 or more innings pitched since the earned run became an official stat in 1913 (Treinen, 0.78 ERA in 2018)…using the same minimum, his .564 OPS was ninth-lowest in Oakland history and his .255 on-base percentage ranked 10th…ranked third in the AL in games pitched (75)…ranked second among AL relievers in ERA (1.63), fourth in strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.42), tied for fourth in innings pitched (83.0), seventh in on-base percentage (.247), eighth in OPS (.554) and slugging percentage (.307) and 10th in fewest home runs per nine innings (0.54)…five of his 21 walks were intentional, which tied for third-most among all AL pitchers…his opponent's batting average broke down to .145 (22- for-152) against right-handed hitters compared to .257 (39-for-152) with four of his five home runs against left-handers…had a .280 average against righties over the previous three years…four of his five home runs were solo shots…yielded a .190 average with runners in scoring position and has a .199 opponents average with RISP over the last two years…converted 25-of-32 (78.1%) save opportunities, which was fourth lowest in the AL…his seven blown saves tied for fourth… first batters faced hit .203 but he issued just six walks (.274 on-base percentage) and allowed two extra-base hits, both doubles (.234 slugging percentage)…tied for second in the AL in first batter strikeouts (29) and ranked ninth in slugging…the strikeouts were the most in Oakland history, topping the 27 by Treinen in 2018…allowed 16-of-40 (40.0%) inherited runners to score… compiled a 1.15 ERA and .168 opponents batting average in 49 night games compared to a 2.97 ERA and .254 opponents average in 26 appearances during the day…posted a 1.59 ERA and .179 opponents batting average in 39 home games and now has a 1.56 ERA and .195 opponents average in 49 games in the Coliseum over the last two years…had a 1.22 ERA in 42 games before the All-Star Break, a 2.70 ERA in 33 games after the break…held the opponents' number three-hitter to a .094 batting average…had no decisions, a 9.00 ERA and .375 opponents average in his two starts as an opener (one A's win, one loss)…is 0-1 with a 3.38 ERA (4 er in 10.2 ip) in 10 starts as the opener over the last two years and the A's are 5-5 in those games…posted a 0.84 ERA in 10 interleague appearances and tied for sixth in the majors with four saves.OAKLAND: Began the season as a set-up man and posted a 2.40 ERA while allowing 7-of-10 (70.0%) inherited runners to score over his first 12 games through April 27…tossed a season-high 2.1 scoreless innings April 30 at Boston to begin what was then a career-high 15.2-inning scoreless streak that ran through May 28…made his first start as the A's "opener" on May 11 against Cleveland and tossed a scoreless inning in the A's 3-2 victory…his second appearance as opener came on May 29 against Los Angeles (AL) when he allowed two runs in a no-decision in the A's 12-7 loss…that began a four-game stretch where he allowed three runs in 4.1 innings through June 5…then had a career-high and A's season-high 20.2-inning scoreless streak from June 6 to July 20…recorded a strikeout in 27 consecutive games from June 8 to Aug. 15 (53 so in 29.0 ip, 16.45 per nine innings), which was the longest streak by an A's reliever since at least 1908… topped the previous mark of 26 by Keith Foulke (June 18-Aug. 16, 2003)…walked 16 batters over his first 28 games and 35.1 innings through June 6 (4.08 per nine innings)…then issued just five free passes over his final 47 games and 49.2 innings (0.91 per nine innings)…went 39 consecutive games from June 8 to Sept. 11 (42.0 ip) without an unintentional walk…moved into the closer role when Treinen went on the injured list retroactive to June 21 and converted each of his first eight save opportunities from June 22 to July 20…did not allow a run over that 12-game stretch (13.1 ip, 9 h, 1 bb, 21 so)…was named AL Reliever of the Month for June after going 1-0 with two saves and a 0.60 ERA in 14 relief appearances…allowed just one run in 15.0 innings while striking out 22…it was his first career Reliever of the Month award…was named to his first AL All-Star team as a replacement for Tampa Bay's Charlie Morton…pitched the sixth inning in the All-Star Game on July 9 in Cleveland (1.0 ip, 1 h, 1 r, 1 er, 0 bb, 3 so, 1 hr)…the three strikeouts were the most by an Athletic in an All-Star Game since Jay Howell also had three in 1987…had a loss, a save and three blown saves over a four-game stretch from July 21 to 30, allowing four runs on eight hits in 3.2 innings…then had an 11.1-inning scoreless streak from Aug. 1 to 29, his third scoreless streak of 10 or more innings in 2019…converted all eight of his save opportunities over that span…made his 300th career appearance Aug. 14 at San Francisco and tossed 1.1 scoreless innings for the save…struck out a season-high five batters in 1.2 innings Aug. 29 at Kansas City… was a perfect 8-for-8 in save opportunities in 11 outings in August and allowed just one run for a 0.73 ERA…did not walk a batter and struck out 23 in 12.1 innings…tied for second in the AL in saves…also had eight saves in September, which was second in the AL…however, had three losses, three blown saves and a 3.38 ERA, which was his highest single-month ERA of 2019…retired the side in order in the ninth inning of the A's 5-1 loss to Tampa Bay in the AL Wild Card game on Oct. 2 at Oakland.Was on the A's Opening Day roster and compiled a 7.36 ERA and .362 opponents batting average in 13 relief appearances before he was outrighted off the 40-man roster July 2…returned to Oakland Sept. 1 when rosters expanded and was used primarily as the A's "opener" the rest of the season…went 0-1 with a 1.38 and .178 opponents batting average in 12 games, including eight starts, in September…was 0-1 with a 4.13 ERA in 25 games overall…missed nearly two months of the season with a strained groin and also spent two months in the minors…walked 10 batters in 24.0 innings and his average of 3.75 walks per nine innings was a career high…yielded a .272 opponents batting average, including .184 (7-for-38) against left-handed hitters compared to .333 (18-for-54) against right-handers…surrendered two of his three home runs to lefties…over the last three years, he has a .212 (50-for-236) average against lefties, .280 (101-for-361) againstWas 4-2 with a save and a 4.22 ERA in a career-high 70 games…also had career highs in strikeouts (78), saves and wild pitches (6) and a career-low in opponents batting average (.229)…his average of 3.23 walks per nine innings was a career high…tossed 64.0 innings after pitching 64.2 innings in each of the previous two seasons…tied for eighth in the American League in games pitched… tied for eighth among AL relievers in runs allowed (34), ranked 10th in pitches (1164) and tied for 10th in earned runs (30)…logged a 5.40 ERA and .260 opponents batting average in 38 games before the All-Star Break…then posted a 2.63 ERA and .182 opponents average in 32 games after the break…in two seasons with Oakland, he has a 5.65 ERA (40 er in 63.2 ip) and .299 (79-for-264) opponents average before the break, a 2.35 ERA (17 er in 65.0 ip) and .195 (47-for-241) opponents average after the break…his opponents batting average broke down to .206 (20-for-97) against left-handed hitters, .243 (37-for-152) against right-handers…first batters faced hit .190 but he walked seven, which tied for seventh most in the AL…allowed 8-of-37 (21.6%) inherited runners to score, which tied for the seventh lowest percentage in the AL…has allowed 22-of-101 (21.8%) to score in his career…was 3-0 with a 2.33 ERA and .176 opponents batting average in 40 games at home compared to 1-2 with a 7.11 ERA and .299 opponents average in 30 games on the road…in two seasons with the A's, he has a 2.54 ERA (21 er in 74.1 ip) in Oakland, 5.96 (36 er in 54.1 ip) on the road…had a 2.87 ERA in 16 games on no days rest, a 4.66 ERA in his other 54 outings…posted a 1.85 ERA and .186 opponents batting average in the seventh inning or earlier, a 7.92 ERA and .288 opponents average from the eighth inning on…has a 7.08 ERA (27 er in 34.1 ip) in his career in the ninth inning or later…compiled a 6.66 ERA in 30 games against AL West competition, 2.72 in 40 games against everyone else…yielded a .140 batting average with runners in scoring position and two outs…opponents were successful in 12-of-13 (92.3%) stolen bases attempts with him on the mound…the steals tied for the most in the AL and tied for second most in the majors among relievers…opponents are 22-for-24 (91.7%) against him in two seasons with the A's and 45-for-53 (84.9%) in his career.OAKLAND: Did not allow a run over his first two games…then allowed two runs on a season-high three hits April 12 at Kansas City, his first of three straight games with two runs allowed…that gave him an 11.57 ERA over his first five contests but he following that up with a season-best nine-game, 11.0-inning scoreless streak from April 19 to May 10…had a .105 opponents batting average over that span and struck out 11 while walking just one…fanned three batters May 6 against Detroit, his first of six three-strikeout games…tossed a season-high 2.0 scoreless innings May 8 against Los Angeles (AL)…had a six-game, 6.1-inning scoreless streak from May 18 to June 3…then allowed 10 runs on 15 hits over his next 11 games from June 5-27 (10.00 ERA, .375 opponents batting average)…stranded each of his 10 inherited runners over a 26-game stretch from June 3 to July 31 but had a 7.77 ERA over that span…matched his season-high with 2.0 scoreless innings June 7 against Toronto…surrendered a season-high four runs and did not retire a batter July 7 at Seattle…allowed four runs again in 0.2 innings at Toronto July 27…walked three batters in that game, which are his most ever as a reliever…made the 200th appearance of his career Aug. 8 against Seattle…did not allow a run in 18 of his final 19 outings beginning Aug. 12…had a 0.53 ERA and .123 opponents batting average over that span…struck out 19 and walked just two in 17.0 innings…allowed just 1-of-14 (7.1%) inherited runners to score…committed the first error of his career Sept. 3 at Seattle, snapping a career-opening 208-game errorless streak…recorded the final two outs of the A's 3-2 win at Detroit Sept. 20 for the first save of his career.Compiled a 3.76 ERA and .270 opponents batting average in 53 relief appearances in his first season with the A's…had an 8.27 ERA and .394 opponents batting average in 11 games before going on the disabled list in early May with a strained right triceps…logged a 2.23 ERA and .222 opponents batting average in 42 games following his return from the DL…struck out 71 batters in 64.2 innings for the second consecutive season and matched his career high in strikeouts…has an average of 9.88 strikeouts per nine innings over his last two seasons after posting a mark of 5.87 over his first four seasons…walked just 14 (1.95 per nine innings) for a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 5.07…posted a 0-4 record after going 5-0 in 2015…allowed just 5-of-34 (14.7%) inherited runners to score, which was the fourth lowest mark in the American League…first batters faced hit .231 with one walk (.245 on-base percentage)…his opponents batting average included a .228 (23-for-101) mark against left-handed hitters compared to .297 (46-for-155) against right-handers…in 2015, he had a .283 mark against lefties, .207 against righties…allowed 69 hits in 2016, which tied for sixth most among AL relievers…yielded a .260 average with runners in scoring position, but that dropped to .194 with RISP and two outs…was 0-2 with a 6.00 ERA, .351 opponents batting average and four home runs in 20 games before the All-Star Break…then went 0-2 with a 2.15 ERA, .204 opponents batting average and two home runs in 33 games after the break…had no decisions and a 2.78 ERA in 26 games in Oakland…was 0-4 with a blown save, a 4.97 ERA and five of his six home runs in 27 outings on the road…now has a 3.72 ERA (72 er in 174.1 ip) in 77 career appearances at home compared to 6.26 (100 er in 143.2 ip) in 73 games on the road…compiled a 1.80 ERA and .221 opponents batting average in 31 games at night, a 6.93 ERA and .336 opponents average in 22 games during the day…had a 0.93 ERA in nine games with no rest, a 4.25 ERA in his other 44 outings…combined for a 2.34 ERA in the seventh and eighth innings but posted a 10.24 ERA in the ninth inning…has a career ERA of 7.20 (16 er in 20.0 ip) in the ninth inning…was 0-4 with a 2.70 ERA in 28 appearances against AL West competition, 0-0 with a 4.88 ERA in 25 games against all other teams…opponents were successful in 10-of-11 (90.9%) stolen bases attempts of him and the 10 steals were fourth most among AL relievers…they are 33-for-40 (82.5%) with him on the mound in his career…did not commit an error and has not made an error in 150 career appearances (46 total chances)…tossed more than one inning in 24 of his 53 outings.Pitched exclusively in relief for the first time in his career and was 5-0 with a 2.92 ERA in 58 games with Toronto…had career highs in games, strikeouts (71) and wins…his ERA was a career low as was his .240 opponents batting average, .276 on-base percentage and .329 slugging percentage…issued 11 walks in 64.2 innings and his average of 1.53 walks per nine innings ranked eighth lowest among American League relievers…struck out 71 and his strikeout-to-walk ratio of 6.45 ranked fourth…also tied for ninth in wins…his opponents batting average included a .207 (29-for-140) mark against righthanded hitters compared to .283 (30-for-106) against left-handers…entered the season with a .328 career average against righties…allowed a .204 batting average with the bases empty, .293 with runners on base…however, surrendered a .179 batting average with runners in scoring position and two outs… opponents were 0-for-7 with the bases loaded…yielded a .134 batting average with two strikes…the opponents number four hitter was 1-for-25 (.040)…allowed 9-of-30 (30.0%) inherited runners to score… first batters faced were 13-for-53 (.245) with four walks and a hit by pitch (.310 on-base percentage)… did not allow a run in 11 interleague games (11.2 ip, 4 h, 1 bb, 18 so)…had a 2.21 ERA and .213 opponents batting average in 32 games at home, a 3.86 ERA and .273 opponents average in 26 contests on the road…has a 3.96 ERA (61 er in 138.2 ip) in his career at home compared to 6.59 (84 er in 114.2 ip) on the road…logged a 1.75 ERA in 21 day games, a 3.69 ERA in 37 outings at night…tossed more than one inning in 19 of his 58 games, including two or more 10 times…never walked more than one batter in an outing.Had two separate stints with the Blue Jays before being dealt to Kansas City with Erik Kratz for Danny Valencia on July 28... Made six starts (three each for TOR and KC) before his final three outings out of bullpen with Royals.