Kenta Maeda had a strong debut season in the United States and looks poised to build on that in 2017.
Kenta Maeda started his big league career with a bang and didn’t look back.
No, he literally started with a bang, homering in his debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He pitched pretty well, too, allowing just a single run in his first four starts en route to finishing his rookie campaign with a 3.48 ERA and 3.58 FIP.
He also tied for 23rd among big league starters in fWAR (3.