Sometimes these performances are indicative of a long, stellar MLB career. Other times, it’s just a flash in the pan towards the beginning of an otherwise pedestrian big league stint.
We don’t yet know where Chase Anderson and Brian Johnson will fall onto that spectrum, but the pitchers of the Brewers and Red Sox, respectively, hurled gems on Saturday for their ball clubs.
Anderson is in his fourth big league season, his second with Milwaukee, and has yet to post an ERA under 4.00 in his career. But he was stellar on Saturday against the Diamondbacks, the organization he broke through with.