Last season’s starting rotation was a virtual disaster, which came as a surprise after an effective and relatively injury free 2016 from pretty much the same group. The lone exception of course was Marcus Stroman, who finished the season 4th in the American League in ERA at 3.09, topping 200 innings for the second straight season and earning an impressive 5.8 bWAR.
While it was a satisfying year for the former Duke University product, he’s been pretty active on social media promoting his offseason work, and his goals of bigger and better things on the field.