"However, to find any postive contributions the 29-year-old made to the team, you'd have to go back to 2024, when he looked like a bonafide option at the top of the rotation and enjoyed his first All-Star nod. Houck had 154 strikeouts across 178 innings, logging a 3.12 ERA, good for eleventh in MLB. Houck also keeps the ball in in the infield: his ground ball percentage has been increasing annually until it reached the 93rd percentile in all of baseball in 2024."
"That was good for a 8.12 ERA. He was tied for last in WAR among all qualified starters before he was shelved. And, in fact, April 14 and May 12 landed him in the record books: no pitcher had allowed 11 earned runs in less than 3 innings of work twice, ever. EVER - and he still had an out to spare in both outings. It couldn't have gotten much worse for the former first round pic"
Tanner Houck suffered a flexor tear in 2025 that required Tommy John surgery after a season-long decline in performance. He was 29 and had been an All-Star in 2024 with 154 strikeouts across 178 innings and a 3.12 ERA, and elite ground-ball rates. In 2025 Houck posted an 8.12 ERA through nine starts, with multiple short, disastrous outings including two appearances where he allowed 11 earned runs in under three innings. He ranked at the bottom of qualified starters in WAR before being shut down. His underlying ground-ball tendency remained strong despite overall struggles.
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