Felipe Vazquez will be heading to the Nation’s Capital, Washington D.C., as the Pirates lone All-Star representative. After being snubbed a year ago, when his first half numbers included a 0.76 ERA, 2.33 FIP, and 30.6 percent strike out rate Vazquez will get his first nod this year.
So far in 2018, Vazquez has a 3.38 ERA, 2.10 FIP, and a 31.1 percent strikeout rate. In his first 18 games, Vazquez posted a 2.41 ERA and 27.6 percent strikeout rate and in his last 14 games a 1.20 ERA and 36.7 percent strikeout rate. In the middle six, however, Vazquez posted a 17.