As little as three weeks ago, you could’ve made a legitimate argument that Nick Goody was the best reliever in the Cleveland Indians bullpen.
Goody made his first appearance for the Tribe on June 5, and he admittedly came out of the gates a little walk-happy. Over his first seven outings, he walked 7.27 hitters per nine, good for a woeful 17.5% walk rate. He also gave up two home runs in this span.
His batted-ball numbers over these seven appearances included a 45% hard-hit rate and a 40% fly ball rate. He was inducing grounders at just a 30% clip.