On Tuesday, a more extreme version of this happened in San Diego. Padres starter Jordan Lyles almost dealt a perfect game against the Colorado Rockies.
Though Lyles didn’t finish the feat, he proves the point further than many past examples. Lyles is the same guy that was left for dead by the Rockies last season, picked up by arguably the worst team in baseball on a flyer for a minor league deal and worked his way back up. Before that even, you can make the case that Lyles has been the worst pitcher of the past decade.