It is just baffling that a pitcher who looked so promising as recently as 2017, when he had a 2.89 ERA (3.76 FIP) in 115.1 Triple-A innings, is now 25 years old and has accumulated -0.5 fWAR in his career.
For Chance Adams, the last two seasons have been forgettable, to say the least. He spent almost all of 2018 in Triple-A with mediocre results (a 4.78 ERA, 4.87 FIP and 4.62 BB/9 in 115.1 frames) and his 7.2 innings in the majors weren’t better. He had a 7.04 ERA and a 8.77 FIP, with 4.70 BB/9 and 3.