owners are probably scratching their heads right about now. What is happening to the first-half rock of their pitching staffs?
If you haven't noticed, Haren is currently sporting a post-All Star break ERA of 4.18 and WHIP of 1.33. Compare that to his pre-All Star break numbers: 2.72 ERA and 0.95 WHIP. Even with this decrease in fantasy production, though, Haren has won 6 of his 7 post-All Star breaks.
This loss of production after the break shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone in fantasy land. The same thing happened last year when he earned a 4.15 ERA and 1.50 WHIP after dominating with a 2.30 ERA and 1.00 WHIP before the break.
If that isn't enough to make you believe Haren is all about the first half, just look at his numbers from 2006: 3.52 ERA and 1.13 WHIP before, 4.91 ERA and 1.31 WHIP after.
If you were one of the lucky souls, like me, who was able to trade Haren around the break, consider yourself lucky, or smart.
