STAT LINE: 30 GS, 171.1 IP, 3.57 ERA, 3.87 FIP, 1.29 WHIP, 154 H/68 ER/67 BB/169 SO
Derek Holland wasn’t expected to make the team out of spring training. He signed a minor league contract with the Giants last winter and received a spring training invite. At best, he was looking at possibly getting the fifth starter role. Injuries to Madison Bumgarner and Jeff Samardzija before opening day changed all that, however.
Instead, Holland became the work-horse of the rotation, despite spending time in the bullpen in July.