There's a reason Po-Yu Chen received $1.25 million.
That hasn't fully shown up in the stat line in Bradenton this year. Chen has a 5.94 ERA in 33.1 innings, getting a 28.4% strikeout rate, while walking 9.9%. Both are improvements over his time in Single-A last year, but both numbers could see further improvements.
"He’s got good command. He throws those pitches at the bottom of his zone, and his secondary stuff plays off of it," Bradenton manager Jonathan Johnston said. "He’s been consistent for us. Just looking at him to grow and continue to get stronger and improve from there.