Aaron Civale Fantasy

The Cleveland Indians optioned starting pitchers Aaron Civale and Zach Plesac, relief pitcher James Karinchak and outfielder Bradley Zimmer to Triple-A Columbus on Thursday. Civale, Plesac and Karinchak were expected to make the Opening Day roster before the 2020 season was delayed. Zimmer has intriguing power and speed, but he has missed most of the last two years while recovering from shoulder surgery. Civale and Plesac both looked good in spring training, and both should be making starts for the Tribe at some point in 2020 if there is a season, making them acceptable streaming options in deeper leagues. Karinchak has nasty stuff and should eventually be a late-inning bullpen arm for the Indians. Even without save chances, the hard-throwing righty could have appeal in deeper leagues for his strikeout abilities.

over 2 months ago

Cleveland Indians rookie starting pitcher Aaron Civale pitched five solid innings on Saturday, allowing just one run on three hits and three walks. He struck out four and threw just 80 pitches. Civale lowered his ERA to 1.93, and opposing hitters and batting just .222 against him. His only issue has been going deep in games, as Cleveland has had to get a lot of innings from their bullpen in most of Civale's starts.

over 6 months ago

Cleveland Indians rookie starting pitcher Aaron Civale pitched well enough on Monday, earning his third win to even his record at 3-3. He pitched just five innings, allowing three runs (one earned) on seven hits and three walks. He struck out four. It was actually one of his worst starts as a big leaguer, but it showed how unpredictable the pitcher win stat can be. Civale will take a 1.94 ERA into his next start.

over 9 months ago