Has he become one of those Beckett even/odd year types?
2011: 216.0 ip, 3.21 era, 122 era+, 3.28 fip, 1.28 whip, 6.6 k/9
2012: 206.1 ip, 4.93 era, 79 era+, 4.16 fip, 1.45 whip, 6.9 k/9
2013: 193.0 ip, 3.45 era, 110 era+, 3.35 fip, 1.20 whip, 9.1 k/9
2014: 128.2 ip, 5.88 era, 63 era+, 4.50 fip, 1.63 whip, 8.1 k/9
The last three years, his fip has been lower (in two cases substantially lower) than his era. So he's been "better" than his era would indicate, I guess.
He was injured in 2014. Did it contribute to the worse performance? His average fastball velocity went from 93.1 in 2013 down to 90.3 in 2014. That'll smart.
Look at what hitters did to his fastball (and change up, which is also affected by a lower fastball velocity):
2013:
- fastball: .274 avg, .363 slugging
- change: .182 avg, .182 slugging
2014:
- fastball: .345 avg, .554 slugging
- change: .375 avg, .688 slugging
So they just *crushed* those two pitches. His fastball velocity dipping considerably was probably a huge key. If his velocity won't return, then he'll probably be an ineffective SP. If it does return, he'll probably be pretty good again.