Jonathan Loáisiga was one of the few players who had his best performance of the 2022 season while the team was in the middle of their near-collapse. On the offensive side, it was the Aaron Judge show, but on the pitching side, the bullpen was led by Loáisiga’s 2021-esque pitching.
That being said, it’s confusing to evaluate Loáisiga’s season on the whole because of it. While the team was clicking on all cylinders, the 27-year-old right-hander was in the middle of a steep downfall from the previous season. Coming off the tail of 2021, he had some issues with this throwing shoulder and I’m very willing to bet that same injury was nagging him enough during his struggles, especially considering he went on the shelf for a bit with the same injury.