Cristian Javier Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 1" / 213 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 3/26/1997 (24)
- Experience
- 0
- College
- None
Cristian Javier Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Cristian Javier News
Houston Astros starter Cristian Javier will try and finish up the month of May strong heading into the team's series against the Dodgers. Javier was fantastic out of the chute, posting a 0.87 ERA through his first four starts. But that ERA has jumped to 4.82 over his last five starts and he has allowed seven home runs during that span. Javier has struck out 58 hitters through his first 48 2/3 innings pitched this season and has held opponents to a promising .173 batting average. But the young pitcher will have to try and keep the ball in the ballpark moving forward to have quality value in most fantasy formats.
Houston Astros starter Cristian Javier will take the mound Tuesday in Oakland against the A's. After a fantastic month of April, Javier will take a 5.71 ERA over his last three starts into this matchup. Javier really struggled May 8 against Toronto, walking four batters while allowing five runs and failing to pitch through the sixth inning. The right-handed starter bounced back with a quality, seven-inning start last week and will try and continue his early-season success against the A's. Javier pitched five shutout innings against the A's on April 8, making the 24-year-old a solid, if unspectacular, DFS choice for Tuesday.
Houston Astros starter Cristian Javier turned in another solid performance in Arlington against the Texas Rangers on Thursday. Allowing three earned runs across seven full innings, Javier put in the exact kind of performance fantasy managers want when their starters have an off night. The flamethrower managed to strike out six while working around a Willie Calhoun solo homer in the first, and two RBI outs in the second and third innings. Getting stronger as the game goes on is often a trait that is exclusive to elite starters, so this type of start has plenty of value to managers looking beyond the box score. Javier should face off against the Athletics in Oakland in his next start and is very close to becoming an every-start pitcher. He absolutely has the green light against the Athletics, so obviously get him in your lineups.
Cristian Javier Stats
Last 10 Games
The arrival of Houston Astros right-handerCristian Javierin 2020 was highly anticipated for those following the Astros minor league system. Javier piled up a really impressive 3.14 strikeout-to-walk ratio in his 377 innings in the minors that led to a 2.22 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP. That success immediately translated to the majors, as he posted a 3.48 ERA and a 0.99 WHIP in 54 1/3 innings in 2020 with another impressive 3.0 K:BB ratio. Under the hood, things look much less cheery. Javier threw his four-seam fastball a ridiculous 63% of the time and then added on another 25% with his slider usage. That made him one of the most predictable starters in the league, but he still managed to stay out of trouble. Neither of his primary offerings are overly impressive in terms of velocity or movement, so a lot of Javier's game relies on his deception and location. This is not a great setup for someone that is about to face Major League hitters for 150 innings. While he may very well prove us wrong, a wait-and-see approach should be taken with Javier for 2021.