It's Time to Trade Tyler Glasnow Away in Fantasy Baseball Leagues

In my story on MLB pitchers trending upward, I mentioned that I thought it was time to trade away Los Angeles Dodgers’ Tyler Glasnow in fantasy baseball leagues.

He’s been one of the best fantasy starting pitchers in the game this season, so I wanted to explain myself a bit more, so here we are. Let me tell you why I think now is the time to trade away Glasnow.

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Glasnow’s Season So Far

Glasnow has had a fine first season with the Dodgers. In 17 starts, Glasnow is 8-5 with a 3.23 earned run average.

His fantasy value really comes from his strikeouts, with 136 in 103 innings of work. Glasnow has walked just 27 batters and has a strong 0.93 WHIP figure.

Glasnow has pitched at least three innings in every start, and has gone five or more frames in 16 of the outings. He’s reached at least seven innings on seven occasions.

In the outings he’s reached five innings, Glasnow has at least three strikeouts in every game. He’s at five or more Ks in 15 of his 17 starts, and has reached double-digit punchouts in six contests already.

Glasnow’s Career Numbers

Glasnow is in his ninth MLB season and is 30 years old. He’s dealt with injuries over the course of his career, and has never topped 120 innings in a season.

He reached the 120-inning mark with the Tampa Bay Rays a season ago. Glasnow has only topped 100 innings in one other year.

When he’s on the mound, he’s one of the best fantasy pitchers in the game. The problem is that Glasnow rarely gets a full season of starts in.

His most starts in a season was last year with Tampa (21). He’s at 17 starts this season and might be starting to show signs of regression already.

Glasnow’s Recent Numbers

Glasnow has allowed more than four runs on just three occasions all season, but two of the three blowup outings came in his past four starts.

Of course, in one of the starts during that timeframe, Glasnow went seven scoreless innings with nine punchouts and just three baserunners allowed. In the other game, he allowed two runs (one) earned on two hits and no walks, while striking out 10.

I might be overreacting to two rough starts, but with my feelings toward Glasnow and his ability to get through a full season, these five-run starts are a big cause for concern for me.

Between the history of not getting through seasons and his recent poor outings, I think it’s time to trade Glasnow.

Glasnow Trade Options

I’m in charge of making sure the FantasySP Fantasy Baseball Trade Value Chart is updated and put a lot of stock in what players have actually done this season (that’s how all fantasy owners should approach things really in standard leagues).

If you roster Glasnow and share similar thoughts to me about him, the good news is that he has a really high trade value right now. His strikeouts play a huge role in that, as do his eight wins.

Looking at Glasnow’s trade value ratings over time (something you can do with the FantasySP Trade Analyzer), his value has steadily rose for most of the season. His highest mark came on June 23 (22.9), and he’s dropped down to 22.02 now.

The drop isn’t really significant, but if it’s a sign of things to come, now is the time to cash in on Glasnow. When trading a top fantasy arm like that, getting at least one pitcher in return is probably a good idea. If you are set at SP, maybe you could get a high-end fantasy hitter in return instead.

Being rated as highly as Glasnow is, there’s really only a handful of players who are probably off limits in a trade - Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, Gunnar Henderson, Bobby Witt Jr. and Jose Ramirez are the only ones who I’d say are unlikely to be moved for Glasnow. Everyone else should be available.

Take a look at the trade value chart and then look at your roster for any areas of weakness. If you can find a player you really like and also are worried about Glasnow, propose some trades and see if you can get something done.