Over the course of a season, it's easy to give up on guys that have burned you in the first half. Many owners deeply regretted drafting Stephen Strasburg to their teams and wrote him off as dead weight as he hit the DL for the second time. Now after going 6.0 IP, 2 ER, 2 Hits, 1 BB, 7 Ks in his fourth start back, it's time to wonder if the man we signed up for in March is finally here. Across those four outings, Strasburg holds a 1.73 ERA, xFIP near 2.50, K/9 of 11.08, and a BB/9 of only 1.04. Sure, it's a small sample size, but heading into September, he can be that final piece you thought was missing for so long. Enjoy it, love it, embrace it, and definitely don't fear it as Strasburg does his best to cleanse the memories of his first half.
Let’s see what every other SP did yesterday:
