Some will avoid new Cincinnati Reds right-hander Mat Latos simply because he doesn't call pitcher-friendly Petco Park his home ballpark anymore. However, the truth is that Latos doesn't have ridiculous home/away splits like many San Diego Padres pitchers have had over the years. In three seasons and covering 72 career starts, Latos has compiled a 3.57 road ERA, with a 1.15 WHIP and 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings. At home his ERA was 3.11, but the WHIP and K rate were nearly identical. Hey, Latos is simply a good pitcher, and he'll have success in Cincinnati.
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Eric Karabell is a senior writer for ESPN.com. He has covered fantasy sports for ESPN since 2001, specializing in baseball and football. Eric is the host of the Baseball Today Podcast, is seen several times a week on ESPNEWS and contributes to ESPN The Magazine. He has been honored twice as fantasy sports writer of the year by the Fantasy Sports Writers Association, his blog was named best fantasy baseball series for 2007 and he was inducted into the inaugural FSWA Hall of Fame class in 2011.
Eric grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs, and accordingly, favors all Philly teams first, his fantasy teams second. He previously served as ESPN.com's lead NBA editor, and is a former Washington Post and Philadelphia Inquirer sports writer. Eric is also the author of "The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments," published by Source Books and available in bookstores and online.
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