Antonio Bastardo in his first go around with the Pirates was a marvelous run. The left hander posted a 2.98 ERA and a 3.33 FIP in his 57.1 innings with the club. He posted a 129 ERA+, a 26.8 percent strikeout rate, and a 10.9 percent walk rate. Bastardo did all of this while only allowing inherited runners to score 11 percent of the time.
His splits as a Pirate just a season ago were also huge in his success. Right handed hitters hit only .210/.311/.315. Against left-handed hitters, Bastardo was even better, as he held lefties to a .