You fans north of the border already know this, but for the rest of the fantasy baseball world, "Hey, there's another pretty good pitcher in Toronto NOT named Roy Halladay." His name is Shaun Marcum, and he's making a believer out of me with each passing start.
How could you not be skeptical of a no-name SW Missouri product with a career ERA in the mid 4.00s. Believe it, folks. Shaun Marcum isn't going away anytime soon. Marcum shut down the exuberant Rays for 8 full innings on Wednesday night before stumbling a bit in the 9th. His final line was stellar.
5/7 vs. TB - 8.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, BB, 9 K
Its one thing to be astounding from time-to-time. Its quite another to be consistent. Well Marcum's got the consistency down as well. He's only had 1 non-quality start all year, and that start wasn't terrible (5.2 IP, 4 ER vs. Det.) Through 7 starts so far this year, Marcum stands at 4-2 with a stingy 2.59 ERA.
Marcum is quietly turning into the sidekick that perennial ace Roy Halladay has been waiting for. We at Sliding Shorts will wait a few more starts before we officially anoint Marcum, the "Robin" to Halladay's "Batman"... but know that he's on our radar ... and he should be on your's too!
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