<p>Hancock is the high-upside candidate among the fourth-starter options, offering the potential for a breakout DS performance if he can navigate big-league hitters with his stuff and command.</p>

Shined in a four-inning, zero-run stint as a reliever, fanning seven with a 19.1% swing-and-miss rate and a career-best 10 whiffs, signaling a pivot from starter to valuable multi-inning relief option.

Hancock delivered a four-inning stint with a career-high seven strikeouts, illustrating upside in Seattle’s rotation depth and fantasy-friendly strikeout potential when he goes deep enough into games.

Hancock worked four scoreless innings with seven strikeouts, stepping in after Bryan Woo’s pectoral tightness, offering Seattle quality length and a positive rotation signal for playoffs.

Hancock starts in place of Woo after pectoral tightness; excels in relief (2.08 ERA in six outings) and provides bullpen flexibility as Seattle navigates late-season rotation planning.