Sticking in with baseball sports betting systems, another one this week focuses on pitchers – not just any pitchers, but struggling pitchers.

We all know how frustrating it can be when hyped-up pitchers let you down again and again in the first half of the season, losing you money when their teams are supposed to be favored. Well, it’s time for those downtrodden hurlers to atone for their mistakes. These same goats can be the key to a good sports betting system.

Manny Parra is a good recent test subject to show how this system works. He struggled in the first half of this season, never throwing strikes, and eventually earned a demotion to the minors. He worked on his mechanics for a month or so and returned last week as a different pitcher. He shut out the Cards for seven innings, walked one and struck out seven. If you bet on Milwaukee at the sportsbook that night, you would’ve cashed in nicely, as the Brew Crew would’ve been underdogs based on Parra’s past struggles.

The same happened with Jose Contreras in Chicago and, famously, Roy Halladay early in his career. Talented pitcher goes to minors, fixes flaws, returns a new man, but can win you money since his team will be an underdog when he pitches.

It’s one of the more intriguing sports betting systems I’ve dreamed up in a while, because it turns underdogs into secret favorites.

Who’s next? Consider Pittsburgh’s Ian Snell. He bombed early in the year and requested his own demotion. In the minors, he has a 0.34 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 26.1 innings, so he seems to be working out the kinks. Be ready when he gets his promotion!

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