The 36 year old Atlanta Braves pitcher currently has an ERA under 3.00, is tied for 16th in the majors in strike outs (tied with James Shields and Madison Bumgarner), has a WHIP under 1.20, and, as of the writing of this post, is the 25th best starting pitcher in fantasy baseball (according to Yahoo!). At the very beginning of the season, Yahoo! barely had Harang ranked as a top 150 pitcher. How can a pitcher ranked so low do so well now? And can he keep up this pace?
Let's start by looking at Aaron Harang's career numbers. He has a career 4.24 ERA. His ERA was 5.40 last year and around 3.60 in 2012 and 2011 when he also played for an NL team in a pitcher-friendly home ballpark. Harang has a career 7.35 K/9 and he's never had a K/9 above 8.50 in his career. His K/9 in 2014 is 9.77- 14th best in the majors right now. So he clearly can't keep up this pace, right? RIGHT?
Let's start by looking at Aaron Harang's career numbers. He has a career 4.24 ERA. His ERA was 5.40 last year and around 3.60 in 2012 and 2011 when he also played for an NL team in a pitcher-friendly home ballpark. Harang has a career 7.35 K/9 and he's never had a K/9 above 8.50 in his career. His K/9 in 2014 is 9.77- 14th best in the majors right now. So he clearly can't keep up this pace, right? RIGHT?
