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Great list of comps in that article, Doc.
Hey, chalk one game up to jitters. It's not like Erasmo is a 30-yr old vet coming off a rehab assignment, with 180 starts behind him. The 29/29 split indicates jitters, certainly. I did not realize the terrfic values assigned to his change, wow!
Proof of butterflies? Last year he walked 12 MLB batters in 59 innings. He walked 14 in 42 Tacoma innings this year. Yesterday he walked 4 in 4.2.
And any change you make always takes a bit of time to be "owned." This was his first MLB start in 9.5 months. His 9th, overall. He had 8 minor league starts this year. A bit of nerves and a new-ish pitch (the improved slider) make for an expected hard time.
This was no car wreck. He hit a speed bump. Now watch him accelerate.
Go team.