Two possible reasons why Derek Holland is one of the five worst pitchers in baseball

Jun 17 2019 by McCovey Chronicles

 

It’s a bad look for us to look at how bad Derek Holland has been, but he’s been so bad that it’s worth discussing.

Derek Holland has given up 15 home runs in 18 appearances. That’s 15 home runs in 51.2 IP. That’s a 2.54 HR/9. That’s bad. Really bad. Not the worst in baseball bad, but in the top five:

Dan Straily - BAL (3.77) Drew Smyly - TEX (3.00) David Hess - BAL (2.77) Mike Foltynewicz - ATL (2.74) Derek Holland - SF (2.54)

These five have had disastrous seasons.

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