National League's Worst $$$ Pitchers

Anyone can find a great pitcher to back, but it’s sometimes just as effective to find a great fade! This week, BetUS.com takes a break from the top money arms in the NL to present the pitchers that you should consider terrific fade material this season…

1) Doug Davis, Arizona Diamondbacks (4-13, -$960) Once again, Davis finds himself on this list, not because he has been awful, but because his team is just downright miserable. The lefty has allowed seven earned runs in his L/5 starts, and the D’Backs are 0-5 to show for it because they’ve only scored nine runs in those five games.

2) Manny Parra, Milwaukee Brewers (3-10, -$870) It looks like the Brewers have had enough of Parra for awhile, as he hasn’t made an appearance at the big league level since June 13th. If he comes back any time in the near future, consider him an automatic fade, because a 7.52 ERA just isn’t going to cut it, even if you are playing a lot of your games against the NL Central.

3) Ross Detwiler, Washington Nationals (1-8, -$704) Two weeks ago, we highlighted Daniel Cabrera on this list, but since he is no longer active, the Nats have plenty of room for more losers on their team. Detwiler has been one of the arms that has replaced Cabrera in the rotation, and he’s been equally ineffective, going 0-4 with a 5.81 ERA. Is Stephen Strasbourg ready to pitch yet?

4) Ryan Dempster, Chicago Cubs (6-11, -$689) If the Cubs ever have any intentions of getting back in the NL Central race, they’re going to need a lot better out of Dempster. His numbers just pale in comparison to those of his 17-win season a year ago, and a 4.09 ERA that really isn’t improving any just isn’t going to cut it.

5) Javier Vazquez, Atlanta Braves (7-10, -$666) Seven and change more innings, eight more strikeouts, and only one run allowed, but it still all added up to a loss for Javy Vazquez against the Red Sox two starts ago. That’s how his season has gone, as the Braves just do not give any run support to one of their top righties. They haven’t scored more than five runs for Vazquez in a game since May 20th.

6) Jonathan Sanchez, San Francisco Giants (3-10, -$646) Sanchez took the hill as a starter one more time since the last time we addressed lousy starting pitchers, and it appears as though his fourth straight losing start was finally enough to send him to the bullpen. The lefty has only worked in mop up duty since then for the G-Men, but he has pitched effectively in that role. Maybe San Fran will work him back into the rotation after the All-Star Break.

7) Ian Snell, Pittsburgh Pirates (4-11, -$630) Snell hasn’t lasted longer than seven innings in any of his starts this season, and his lousy bullpen is starting to cost him a lot of games. He hasn’t strung back-to-back wins together yet this season, and because of that, the Bucs are probably finishing under .500 for the 17th straight season.