Grant Holmes showed strong potential as a pitcher last season with impressive stats in multiple roles, including a good K/BB ratio. However, his performance this year has not met expectations. Since a tough outing against the Dodgers, he has struggled with control, reflected in his 17/10 K/BB ratio. While he has improved enough to register some decent outcomes, his breaking pitches, especially the slider, have suffered in terms of command. Fans are uncertain if he will become more than a replacement-level pitcher, though there are hopes for a turnaround.
Grant Holmes was a revelation last year... but so far this year, I'm not getting what I thought I was going to out of Grant Holmes starts.
His slider looks much more deadly from a pitch shape perspective, but whatever changes he's made have killed his ability to get it into the same place consistently.
Maybe it's on me for expecting more than fifth starter, replacement-level pitching from Holmes, but even so, I'm kinda bummed.
It's a long season and at least he's gotten good results in three straight starts, so maybe this will be the rare case where somehow the peripherals catch up to the outcomes.
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