Slade Cecconi DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

The Cleveland Guardians have right-hander Slade Cecconi (groin) listed as their probable start for Saturday's contest against the Los Angeles Angels. Cecconi was scratched from his scheduled outing on Wednesday in the series finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and now he'll get a much more favorable matchup this weekend in what will be just his third start of the season. The 25-year-old former first-rounder (33rd overall) by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2020 out of Miami opened the season on the injured list with an oblique strain, but he's now a member of Cleveland's starting rotation and has been solid so far with a 3.27 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 14 punchouts in 11 innings pitched. The Angels rank 17th in the league with a .693 OPS, making Cecconi a prime streaming candidate despite his recent groin injury that wasn't very serious.

Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Slade Cecconi (groin) will no longer start Wednesday's game against the Dodgers, reports Carly Mascitti of News 5 Cleveland. He's dealing with mild groin tightness, which became an issue after his previous start on Friday. It's not yet known whether he will be pushed back a couple of days or have this start skipped entirely. No matter when it is, Cecconi will look to continue a solid start to the season, as he's allowed only four runs over 11 innings while striking out 14 through his first two appearances.

Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Slade Cecconi fired six innings of one-run ball in Friday's 3-1 win against the Detroit Tigers. He yielded five hits and two walks while striking out six batters to earn his first quality start -- improving to 1-1. The 25-year-old landed 56 of 84 pitches for strikes and compiled an excellent 36% CSW for the second straight start. Cecconi was outstanding, with a Spencer Torkelson solo home run accounting for the only damage against him. That marks back-to-back solid starts against strong lineups for him since his return from an oblique injury. He'll bring a cool 3.27 ERA and 1.09 WHIP into a third straight difficult outing against the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers next week.