This is going to sound crazy after Corey Knebel’s most appearance on Thursday afternoon, where he walked the bases loaded full of Padres — the team with a collective OBP under .300 — but it’s true: walks are not Corey Knebel’s problem this year.
Yes, he still walks too many to be a truly comfortable 9th inning option, but the same was true last year. And, believe it or not, he’s actually walking batters at a lower rate than he did last year. Even after Thursday’s debacle, Knebel’s BB/9 and BB% (4.