Griffin Canning

It's mostly about health with Canning, who offers a great deal of stability when he's on the mound. You can expect at worst a low 4.00 ERA, about a 1.30 WHIP, and roughly a strikeout per inning. But he did close last season notably strong, pitching to a 3.14 ERA, and a 1.19 WHIP, with a 14.5% swinging strike rate and a 10.4 K/9 mark over his final five starts. That's probably his ceiling, but it shows what he's capable of when he is healthy and gets into a groove. He's a fine pick at his cost (which is minimal), but bake in some injury risk.

Griffin Canning scratched from Sunday's start

Griffin Canning has been scratched from Sunday's start against the Dodgers.

Fantasy Impact

It isn't a health issue. The Angels just don't want to push it with Canning. The 24-year-old made 11 starts this season, posting a 3.99 ERA with 56 strikeouts in 56 1/3 innings pitched.