Brandon Morrow’s first 12 starts in 2010: 4–4 W/L, 64 IP, 5.484 ERA, 1.484 WHIP, 8.437 H/9, 4.921 BB/9, 10.406 K/9, 2.114 K/BB, 61% strikes, 6 GDP. Opponents were hitting .254/.360/.394.
Brandon Morrow’s first 12 starts in 2011: 3–4 W/L, 68 IP, 4.897 ERA, 1.367 WHIP, 8.735 H/9, 3.573 BB/9, 10.720 K/9, 3.000 K/BB, 64% strikes, 0 GDP. Opponents were hitting .254/.326/.377.
Brandon Morrow’s first 12 starts in 2012: 8–4 W/L, 77.2 IP, 2.914 ERA, 0.997 WHIP, 6.178 H/9, 2.797 BB/9, 7.810 K/9, 2.791 K/BB, 65% strikes, 6 GDP. Opponents are hitting .191/.257/.325.
Since he became a starter in 2010, he’s improved every aspect of his game year after year. He’s throwing more strikes, missing more bats, inducing more weak contact, allowing fewer runs, and getting a ton more ground balls. There’s no way you can say he’s not a future ace for the Jays.
