Last season, Kyle Crick burst onto the scene in his first season with the Pittsburgh Pirates. After acquiring the former first round pick from the San Francisco Giants in the Andrew McCutchen trade, the Pirates watched Crick become one of their best relief pitchers.
In 60 1/3 innings of work, Crick posted a 2.39 ERA and a 3.14 FIP in 2018. This included a career low 9.0% walk rate, a strong 25.5% strikeout rate, and he allowed just three home runs (0.45 HR/9). By the end of the season, Crick was firmly entrenched in the back end of the Pirate bullpen along with Felipe Vazquez and Keone Kela.