Adam Kolarek has a chance to make the 2019 Rays as the final (or penultimate) man in a bullpen that’s expected to carry a heavy load. Last season, in 34.1 innings, he put up a 3.93 ERA with some very unusual peripherals:
- A 13.5% strikeout rate (that’s low, not good)
- A 3.6% walk rate (that’s also low, but in a good way)
- A 59.1% ground ball rate (that’s high, also good)
- No home runs allowed (that’s as low as you can go).
That gave him a sterling 2.