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Originally Posted by miked
I don't know what people mean by less effective. In 2017 he posted his best WHIP and K/9 since his 2nd year or so. I had no idea he had been that dominant. But that's rich for a reliever. If BOS is willing to pay him 13M per, is 15-16 that crazy?
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And in 2018 his WHIP was almost 50% higher than that stellar 2017 season. AND was worse than any of his last 3 seasons in Atlanta.
His SO/9 came back to relative Earth as well, and is actually less than his number in his first three seasons in the majors.
His two worst BB/9 seasons were sandwiched around that 2017 season you mentioned.
His K/BB was worse than his years in Atlanta.
Worse, less, down. An argument for the contract he's after might have been less ludicrous after 2017 instead of after 2018. Or when he was 25 instead of 31. As is, he's looking to get paid for what he doesn't seem likely to ever do again.