Lance McCullers, Jr. underwent Tommy John surgery and will miss the 2019 season.
The 25-year-old was 10-6 with a 3.86 ERA in 22 starts and three relief appearances this year, striking out 142 in 128 1/3 innings. He was 10-4 before the All-Star break, then went on the disabled list from Aug. 5 to Sept. 24 because of elbow discomfort.
McCullers strikes me as someone who should have had a better ERA. He pitched extremely well with the bases empty in 2018, but allowed eight of his 12 home runs with men on base. We’ll see how the Astros fill his starting slot in 2019. It’s a big loss for them, although they have a deep rotation.
from baseballmusings.com https://ift.tt/2F5d3xW
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