This Rotoworld comment has Albie Lopez winning 5-6 games with a 4.30 ERA. Maybe.
He’s been pitching better of late and he has a quality arm, as they say. Everybody needs pitching so there’s probably no reason not to go after him. But the thing that stands out for me is the 7 quality starts in 20 chances this year. If he has fixed what was wrong than Rotoworld may have gotten the ERA right (but really, moderate level pitchers will win 4 games, unless they pitch really well or their team scores a lot of runs).
And if he hasn’t solved the problem he’s going to hurt you.
As for Nick Bierbrodt: He was horrible in Arizona thus far. He’s really young and the Devil Rays stink. He’s only worth a shot if you cannot lose any points in ERA and Ratio, and even then you’re grasping. However bright his future is, it isn’t likely to come this year.