Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Yu Darvish was one of the best pitchers in baseball in the second half, posting a 2.76 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 2.2 BB%, and 37.8 K% in 81.2 IP after the All-Star Break, compared to a 5.01 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 10.4 BB%, and 26.6 K% in 97.0 IP before the Mid-Summer Classic. Darvish showed significant improvements in control, as he was able to trim his walk rate by 8.4% in the second half. His high walk rate could potentially have been caused by a re-adjustment to big-league ...
Yu Darvish 2020 Outlook: Rediscovered Control Leads to Optimism rotoballer.comWed 1/15/20 6:43 PM