Julio Teheran, Atlanta Braves
Although he’s technically an important piece to the Braves’ puzzle, it feels like Teheran has seen his name going through the trade rumor mill for quite some time. His durability would be valuable for any team — he’s thrown at least 175 innings in six straight years — but some of his peripherals are concerning.
Despite bouncing back with a 3.94 ERA after watching that number balloon up to 4.49 in 2017, his fWAR continued to plummet. In fact, the 0.7 fWAR Teheran just posted was the worst single-season mark of his career since becoming a full-time starter in 2013. This was accompanied with a 4.67 SIERA (second-worst mark of career), 11.6% walk rate (worst of career), and 36.5% hard-hit rate allowed (worst of career).
Atlanta is probably hoping Teheran’s strong finish carries over into 2019. Through July 31st (115 innings), the right-hander owned a 4.46 ERA with a 21.7% strikeout rate, 11.8% walk rate, and 1.67 homers allowed per nine innings. From August 1st through the end of the year (60.2 innings), those numbers improved to 2.97, 23.8%, 11.3%, and 0.74, respectively.
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