When the Yankees traded for Nathan Eovaldi over the offseason, they acquired one of the hardest throwing starting pitchers in the game. Yet Eovaldi was also one of the worst starters in the National League last season - he gave up the most hits in the NL along with sporting one of the worst ERAs at 4.47. Still, the Yankees saw enough promise - after all, you can't really teach someone to throw 98 MPH - to give up David Phelps and Martin Prado in exchange for some exciting youth, something this team has had very little of in recent years.
Nathan Eovaldi is close to realizing his potential in pinstripes
