The numbers Gray puts up are what we all hope Stroman can do, pretty much across the board. They have the same skill sets, Gray has just realized his potential and Stro is still trying to figure it out.
He's contributed -0.5 fWAR this year, and projections have him below replacement level. Exiting his prime years and has thus far accumulated a paltry 0.8 fWAR in 248 career games.
Was the hive right, or can Ryan Goins stick? Discuss amongst yourselves.
What the f*** are you even arguing? He has an ERA over 4. He's pitching like a guy that should have an ERA over 4. Back rotation starters have ERAs over 4. He's pitched like a back rotation starter. I think we can all agree that he's better than this.
He has a 4.37 ERA and 4.07 xFIP. Regardless of the spin you want to put on it, that's 4th starter category and not good enough from a guy who should be a clear #2.
What the hell is up with Stroman? It's only five starts, but he's been a 4th or 5th starter caliber to far. He's too good for this to continue much longer.
He was probably encouraged by his union to keep it quiet. He probably doesn't make the 25-man if the team knows, and 4 weeks of MLB pay is nothing to sneeze at.
I would love to see this for the sake of interest, regardless of what team it happened to. 20+ guys getting 80 game suspensions is instantly the most interesting single season of baseball in baseball history.
Lots of very good hitters off to very bad starts: Gomez, Fielder, Freeman, Upton, Votto, Seager, Abreu, Cabrera, Rendon all have sub-70 wRC+s. Which ones are actually going to have bad years?