After appearing in 46 games for the San Diego Padres last season, pitching to a 4.19 earned-run average with 9.63 strikeouts per nine innings and 2.93 walks allowed per nine innings, Phil Maton has exploded in 2018.
After thirteen appearances this season (0.69 earned-run average, 9.69 strikeouts per nine, and a fielding independent rating (FIP) of 2.85, as per Fangraphs, Maton finds himself among some pretty lofty company.
These stats have vaulted him into the top of a number of relief pitching categories. Among qualified National League relievers, the 25-year-old right-hander ranks seventh in left-on-base percentage with a sparkling 94.