Former Yankees starter Ivan Nova seemed like one of the primary beneficiaries of the barren starting pitching market this offseason, especially after Pittsburgh Pirates pitching guru Ray Searage worked his usual magic with the inconsistent 29-year-old righty.
Nova has been by turns brilliant and incredibly frustrating during his seven year MLB career, the first six and a half of which were spent in pinstripes. He has two well-above-average seasons on his resume, his rookie year in 2011 where he pitched to a 3.70 ERA in 165.1 innings pitched and his 2013 campaign, where he put up a career-best 3.