Lakeland, Fla. — Julio Teheran didn’t suddenly forget how to pitch. Can we be clear about that?
From 2013-2019, the two-time All-Star flat-out posted every five days. He made over 30 starts in each of those years, averaged 191 innings with a 3.64 ERA and a .231 opponent batting average. And he’s still just 30 years old.
So what happened last year after he was bought out by the Braves for $1 million and signed a $9 million deal with the Angels? He will be the first to tell you he wasn’t the same player — even if his 10.