The man struck out two more Padres last night (walked one, to keep us all honest), and with it being one of his last outings of the season, let’s look at his stats:
- 43.1 innings pitched
- 2.70 ERA (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
- 3.31 xERA (!!!!!!! – also, career best)
- 3.09 FIP (again, !!!!!!! – and yes, another career best)
- 2.91 BB/9 (*surgeon emoji, if that exists*)
- 9.97 K/9 (*me quietly nodding in confidence*)
- 0.7 fWAR (*a firework, and yeah that’s tied for his second-best year ever, tied for best as a reliever, and YES HE DID MISS THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON BECAUSE OF A ***GROWTH ON HIS SHOULDER NERVES*** THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT)
What a year it’s been.
And we’re just getting started.
