August's best and worst pitchers
ByMarc Lawrence
Keeping up the success rate for pitchers in each month is always a good game plan. Each month I try to help out by showing which pitchers are good bets and which ones should be avoided.
Below is the list of arms to watch throughout the month of August. Note that the win-loss records are those of the team in which the listed pitcher started over the previous three seasons.
Here’s the list of the best and worst pitcher performance records during the month of August over the past three years. Note: a handful of pitchers on this list are currently on the disabled list but could return to the rotation sometime this month. Keep a close eye on their status.
August’s best pitchers:
A.J. Burnett 11-5
David Bush 11-5
Josh Johnson 7-3
Brett Myers 9-3
Roy Oswalt 14-2
Brad Penny 10-4
Ervin Santana 10-4
Johan Santana 14-4
Jake Westbrook 9-2
Randy Wolf 10-2
August’s worst pitchers:
John Danks 2-9
Kyle Davies 3-8
Zach Duke 2-8
Jeremy Guthrie 4-9
Gil Meche 4-12
Scott Olsen 5-12
Nate Robertson 4-12
Jarrod Washburn 5-13
Chris Young 3-8