PT TOMORROW: NL East—Huascar the great?

Atlanta Braves

Huascar Ynoa (RHP, ATL) is named after one of the last rulers of the Incan Empire. Since getting a crack at the 5th spot in the rotation, he’s been nothing if not regal: 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 15 K in 11 IP. Add the scoreless 1 IP he threw in relief, and Ynoa has been truly dominating batters. What’s more, those command metrics are supported by a 15.2% SwK and 35% Ball%. He has an explosive fastball (96.0 Vel) and a solid slider (10th overall in Vertical Movement vs Avg so far in 2021, two spots behind Tyler Glasnow (RHP, TAM)). This is all very exciting, but the question is: can we expect Ynoa to keep his spot in the rotation, and if so for how long?

Part of the answer is of course contextual. The first four spots in the ATL...

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