Chris Paddack
SP,RP - FA
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The Tigers left Chris Paddack off their AL Wild Card Series roster.
Fantasy Impact
Paddack struggled since being traded to Detroit at the trade deadline. Paul Sewald made the roster over him.
Chris Paddack tossed three scoreless innings of relief Tuesday, striking out four without allowing a hit or walk in Detroit’s win.
Fantasy Impact
Paddack improved his season ERA to 5.26 with a 1.28 WHIP over 145 1/3 innings. While his ratios remain shaky overall, outings like this show his strikeout potential and offer streaming appeal in deeper formats when matchups align.
The Detroit Tigers placed Chris Paddack on the bereavement list on Wednesday.
Fantasy Impact
Paddack will be away from the team for three to seven days. In his bullpen debut on Tuesday, he surrendered six earned runs over 1.1 innings against the New York Mets. As a corresponding move, Keider Montero has been recalled from Triple-A Toledo.
Chris Paddack will be moved out of the Tigers' rotation and into the bullpen.
Fantasy Impact
Paddack has been a roller coaster of results over six starts since joining the Tigers via trade from Minnesota a couple of days before the July deadline. The veteran righty failed to make it through four frames in his most recent start this past Friday, and he now holds a 5.40 ERA over 30 innings with the Tigers.
Chris Paddack allowed three earned runs on five hits while failing to record a strikeout over 3.2 innings in Friday's victory against the Royals.
Fantasy Impact
After today’s performance, Paddack now holds a 5.04 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP with a 5-11 record across 27 starts this season. He has 97 strikeouts across 141 innings of work on the year.