Marcus Stroman, SP, Toronto Blue Jays
The Blue Jays placed Marcus Stroman on the disabled list last week with shoulder fatigue. While that’s likely a legitimate ailment since he was shut down for a few days following the move, it’s also giving him a mental break from what’s been a horrendous start to the year.
Among starting pitchers with at least 30 innings of work (Stroman has thrown 37.1 frames), the right-hander’s 7.71 ERA is third-worst in baseball. His 4.29 SIERA indicates he’s run into some tough luck, but it’s not as if he’s been pitching particularly great. Although his 60.5% ground-ball rate and 18.2% strikeout rate are close his career norms, his 10.2% walk rate and 46.8% hard-hit rate would both be career-worst marks.
Those batted-ball numbers have led to what would be a career-high .339 BABIP and a career-low 52.6% strand rate (78.1% in ’17).
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