It is no secret that Jake Odorizzi has, at times, been the weak link in the Astros’ starting rotation. Through his rather disastrous outing for which he was torched for seven runs — six earned — against the Dodgers on August 4, the right-hander’s first 15 games with his new club were far from ideal.
- 63 2⁄3 innings pitched
- 266 total batters faced
- 4.95 ERA
- 5.07 FIP
- 4.70 xFIP
- 21.4 percent K%
- 7.9 percent B%
Considering the contract that the Astros gave Odorizzi and the subsequent tighter constraints against the tax threshold of $210 million, the argument about whether those dollars could’ve been used more efficiently elsewhere became more valid.