Can we talk about Workman's long-term projection for a moment? He has been very solid for the Red Sox since he made the majors.
Here are his starts with the big club:
7/14/13, at Oak: 6.1 ip, 2 h, 2 r, 2 er, 1 bb, 5 k
7/22/13, vs TB: 6.0 ip, 7 h, 2 r, 2 er, 2 bb, 4 k
7/30/13, vs Sea: 6.0 ip, 6 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 9 k
5/25/14, at TB: 5.0 ip, 5 h, 3 r, 3 er, 3 bb, 3 k
5/30/14, vs TB: 5.1 ip, 4 h, 2 r, 2 er, 3 bb, 4 k
6/4/14, at Cle: 5.0 ip, 4 h, 3 r, 3 er, 2 bb, 3 k
6/10/14, at Bal: 6.2 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 4 k
TOTALS: 7 g, 40.1 ip, 29 h, 13 r, 13 er, 13 bb, 32 k, 2.90 era, 1.04 whip, 7.1 k/9
What do we have here? Is he looking like a solid MLB starting pitcher? What is his upside? He has pretty good stuff - not a dominating fastball, but not bad either, plus a very nice curve - seems to know what he's doing out there, and has had good results. And he was very successful in the minors, suggesting that this isn't a fluke.
Also, on the bright stage of last year's postseason, he was terrific: 8.2 ip, 7 h, 1 r, 0 er, 3 bb, 4 k, 0.00 era, 1.15 whip, 4.2 k/9. So he seems pretty unflappable.
Here are his starts with the big club:
7/14/13, at Oak: 6.1 ip, 2 h, 2 r, 2 er, 1 bb, 5 k
7/22/13, vs TB: 6.0 ip, 7 h, 2 r, 2 er, 2 bb, 4 k
7/30/13, vs Sea: 6.0 ip, 6 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 9 k
5/25/14, at TB: 5.0 ip, 5 h, 3 r, 3 er, 3 bb, 3 k
5/30/14, vs TB: 5.1 ip, 4 h, 2 r, 2 er, 3 bb, 4 k
6/4/14, at Cle: 5.0 ip, 4 h, 3 r, 3 er, 2 bb, 3 k
6/10/14, at Bal: 6.2 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 4 k
TOTALS: 7 g, 40.1 ip, 29 h, 13 r, 13 er, 13 bb, 32 k, 2.90 era, 1.04 whip, 7.1 k/9
What do we have here? Is he looking like a solid MLB starting pitcher? What is his upside? He has pretty good stuff - not a dominating fastball, but not bad either, plus a very nice curve - seems to know what he's doing out there, and has had good results. And he was very successful in the minors, suggesting that this isn't a fluke.
Also, on the bright stage of last year's postseason, he was terrific: 8.2 ip, 7 h, 1 r, 0 er, 3 bb, 4 k, 0.00 era, 1.15 whip, 4.2 k/9. So he seems pretty unflappable.