Quote Originally Posted by dawgs View Post
Not saying he was bad, but he wasn't a sub-2.00 era guy like in 2013 or even a sub-3.00 era guy like 2014. Little more bad luck with seeing eye singles and bloop hits, and his era skyrockets. And given the sheer number of those balls he induced, the odds were against him continuing to have those balls hit at defenders.
I think with the old ball he was similar to a knuckle baller. The new ball seems to have taken away his movement.