The book on Domingo German as a starter (or at least the early chapters) is starting to take shape as he prepares for his ninth start of the season tomorrow in Tampa Bay. So far in 2018, scouts have marveled at German’s ability to miss bats, but would love to see the 25-year-old use his quality repertoire to limit runs scored. German has provided plenty of swings and misses (he has one of the highest whiff rates in baseball), but his 4.77 ERA still reflects a starter searching for consistency.
For a young arm like German, who is pitching as a major league starter for the first time (and coming off elbow surgery in 2015), that is hardly a surprise.