There's been a lot of back and forth about what to expect from Patrick Corbin as he returns from TJS. After last night's 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 4 Hits, 1 BBs, 10 Ks, I bet there are a lot of owners ready to jump on the bandwagon and put on party hats. You can do that, I won't blame you. Thing is though, I'm pretty shocked at this line - not as much when you realize it was against the Brewers - and while you may run to Fan Graphs and see a 9+ K/9 with a 1.23 BB/9, don't get fooled as it's from a super small sample size that is being bullied by this start. Look, Corbin has faced excellent matchups in each start (Mets, Colorado in Chase Field, Brewers, Giants), and he'll continue to get some more, but I just can't ignore the fact that his FIP is at 4.61 (yeah, I know, a 2.99 xFIP), and he has blips of being amazing mashed with many moments of bleghness. He'll probably hover around #50 or so for the season, and that's okay. Just don't let your expectations go wild.
Let’s see what every other SP did yesterday:
