If Tyler Chatwood ever learns to control his pitches and harness his stuff, the Chicago Cubs will put the rest of the league on notice. But, three starts in, that’s a very big ‘if’.
The right-hander pitched into the fifth in Tuesday’s opener against St. Louis, limiting the Cardinals to just two runs on one hit. To get through those 4 2/3 frames, though, he needed a staggering 97 pitches. The ‘why’ in all of it is pretty clear by this point.
Chatwood faced 22 batters – and walked seven of them. That’s a 32 percent walk rate for those of you doing the math at home.