2018 was a season of progress for Amir Garrett, even if it came in a completely different role for the big league club. After a rough 2017 campaign where Garrett started in 14 of his 16 appearances for the Reds, he moved full time to the bullpen in 2018 with no starts and 66 appearances. His numbers seem to be better for it, but the underlying reason for his 2017 struggles bears a eerie resemblance to his 2018 season.
If you’ll recall, Garrett started out on fire as a part of the Reds rotation in 2017, striking out 21 batters in his first three starts of the year before getting touched up in his final start in April.