Had I conducted a straw poll late in the 2018 season, Tyler Chatwood is not the man anyone would have pegged as the favorite for the fifth starter spot in 2020. If we’re being really honest, a lot of respondents probably would have said he’d be off the team entirely. But he 30-year-old righty simplified his mechanics last season and posted a career-best 22.8% strikeout rate while also keeping his walks in check. He was better able to control his wicked breaking stuff, and the shorter outings as a reliever had him sitting 96 mph on both his four-seam and sinker.
Tyler Chatwood Still in Lead for Rotation Spot Over ‘Low Heartbeat’ Alec Mills
