And it looks like Gant and Brebbia are going in the dumpster at just the wrong time. Blech
Gant has been in the dumpster since early June. He had a nice 9 week start where Shildt ran him into the ground.
March 28 – June 6: 61 Team Games
32.2 IP (28 G), 35 K, 9 BB, 3 HR, 13 H, 4 ER, 1.10 ERA, 19% IS
June 7 – September 24: 97 Team Games
32.0 IP (35 G), 22 K, 24 BB, 1 HR, 37 H, 25 ER, 6.47 ERA, 46% IS
This isn’t cherry picking a particular stat. I divided his season in two halves based on innings pitched and he clearly isn’t the same pitcher. For how good and dominant he was in April and May he has been an absolute dud and disaster, especially in September. In September alone his number are horrifying. He can’t even be trusted to get 3 outs in a single game and that’s based on how often he’s been used for partial innings. I have no idea what Shildt was doing bringing him into last night’s game.
3.0 IP (8 G), 6 K, 7 BB, 0 HR, 6 H, 7 ER, 21.00 ERA, N/A IS%
The only thing going for him right now is he isn’t prone to giving up the long ball but he’s plenty prone on putting guys on base and being the other teams liquid gas and match.