Carlos Silva may look about as epically potbellied as a birthing whale on the mound, but in his two starts, he's actually looked good.
In 13 innings of work, Silva has posted a career-high strikeout rate (5.54 K/9). Again, it is only 13 innings of work, so this is an incredibly small sample size, and his strikeout rate will probably return to his career norm of 3.80 K/9.
His stuff, however, may very well become sustainable, thanks to his improved changeup. His straight change is posting a 4.7 run value, compared to last season's -4.7 wCH.
His peripherals are simply off the chart for his two starts. He is throwing first strikes 73.5 percent of the time (64.7 percent career). Batters are making contact 78.3 percent of the time (88.4 percent career).
Silva is pound ...
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Article written by Ray Firnbach Jr.
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