Welcome to Pickup of the Day, where every weekday we’ll pick an under-the-radar player whose immediate value is on the rise. The idea here is to identify a starter who can give you some solid innings off the scrap heap, a talented backup who’s been given a chance because of a starter’s injury, an unheralded regular with a favorable matchup, or a potential breakout player who’s starting to put it together. Unlike regular waiver-wire advice, Pickup of the Day is geared more towards interim success, but hopefully we’ll have the intuition to help you snag a waiver-wire gem a few times this season.
Yankees right-hander Chad Green looked terrific in his second major league start Sunday versus the Padres, striking out eight batters over six innings of one-run ball. He gave up only three hits and didn’t walk a single batter as New York rolled to a 6-3 victory. This was only supposed to be a spot start for the 25-year-old Green, but we’d expect to see him again very soon. Perhaps as early as next weekend. Green boasts a dominant 1.54 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, and 82/19 K/BB ratio in 81 2/3 innings this season at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
