Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kohl Stewart will make the start against the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday. He will take the spot of Kyle Hendricks who is getting his start pushed back to Saturday. Stewart holds a 3.12 ERA and 7/3 K/BB ratio over 8 2/3 innings in two starts with Chicago. He won't be a reliable streaming option or DFS choice for Friday's slate. He can be avoided in most fantasy formats going forward.
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kohl Stewart picked up his first win of the season versus the San Diego Padres on Monday. Stewart was recalled from Triple-A Iowa with scheduled starter Trevor Williams (appendicitis) sidelined after undergoing an emergency appendectomy on Sunday morning. The former top pitching prospect performed well in his spot start and went five innings with three hits, one run (zero earned), one walk and struck out two on the afternoon. Depending on when Williams is expected back, Stewart could see another turn in the rotation. Stewart would be lined up to face a tough San Francisco Giants offense on Saturday and it would be wise to avoid him in that matchup. Stewart doesn't have long term value at the moment and should remain on the waiver wire.
The Chicago Cubs signed free-agent right-hander Kohl Stewart to a one-year, $700,000 deal on Thursday. Stewart will offer depth for Chicago's starting rotation but can also serve a multi-inning relief role if needed. He has pitched in parts of only two major league seasons and comes with five years of club control. The 26-year-old will be stretched out to handle multiple innings in spring training but could wind up as a long man out of the bullpen, which won't give him any fantasy appeal. The Cubs rotation, as things stand now, includes Kyle Hendricks, Zach Davies, Alec Mills and Adbert Alzolay. Chicago also has a handful of prospects that could contribute, and they continue to search for potential starters on the free-agent market. Stewart opted out of the 2020 season with Baltimore due to concerns over COVID-19 since he has Type 1 diabetes. He has a 4.79 ERA in 17 games (six starts) with 34 strikeouts and 26 walks in 62 big league innings since being the fourth overall pick in 2013 by the Twins.
Baltimore Orioles right-handed pitcher Kohl Stewart has taken himself out of the equation for the 2020 year, announcing that as a Type 1 diabetic, he has great concern participating during the COVID-19 pandemic. Right-hander Thomas Eshelman has already been selected to take Stewarts place on the roster. The 25-year-old Stewart did not get into a game this season for the Orioles, having produced a 4.79 ERA over 17 appearances (six starts) with the Twins from 2018-19. Neither Stewart nor Eshelman holds very much fantasy intrigue, but the state of the Baltimore pitching ranks is made even murkier without Stewart in the mix. The fourth overall pick in the 13 MLB Draft, Stewarts next chance at getting on a big league mound will come in 21.
The Minnesota Twins are calling up pitchers Kohl Stewart and Fernando Romero from Triple-A Rochester before their game against the Astros on Wednesday. Stewart will make the spot start against Houston. The former first-round pick allowed eight earned runs and six walks with 15 K's in 12 innings on the farm this year and is a streaming option to avoid against a dangerous Astros lineup. Reliever Tyler Duffey and outfielder Jake Cave were sent to Triple-A in corresponding moves.
Minnesota Twins pitcher Kohl Stewart will be shut down for the year after throwing a combined 145 1/3 innings this year. Stewart had just 82 innings thrown in 2017. The 23-year-old performed well in his first big league action, going 2-1 with a 3.68 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 5.9 K/9 over eight outings (four starts). He should go into spring training competing for a rotation spot next year. However, his lack of strikeout upside should keep his ownership to deep mixed and AL-only leagues if he wins a spot.
Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Kohl Stewart took a loss in his first start of the season on Sunday against the Detroit Tigers. The youngster allowed three runs on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings. He also walked and struck out one hitter. While those numbers may look uninspiring, Stewart actually held the Tigers scoreless up until the fifth inning, when they broke the game open. The Twins offense couldn't save his outing either, as they mustered just one run against Detroit starter Matt Boyd. Nonetheless, Stewart who was called up to fill the rotation spot left open by Adalberto Mejia (wrist) will probably continue to get his opportunities as long as there's space for him. For fantasy purposes though, his value is held in deeper, American League-only leagues for now.
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