I remember a number of years ago when the Indians drafted JD Martin and he started his career in the Appy League. One game he had like 14 of his 15 outs by strikeout or something like that, prompting John Hart to say something like 'Those are little league numbers'.
Flash forward 18 years to the Cleveland Indians of 2019.
Their starting pitching is putting up some little league numbers.
Trevor Bauer, 14 innings, 1 hit, 7 walks, 17 strikeouts, 1 earned run
Mike Clevinger 12 innings, 2 hits, 4 walks, 22 strikeouts, no earing runs
Shane Bieber: (only start) 6 innings 2 H 2 ER 2 BB 9 K
Carlos Carrasco (last start) 5 IP 6 H 2 ER 1 BB 12 K
Some of these stats are highly reminiscent of Martin's 2001 dominance (with his changeup, mostly) of newbies to pro ball.
Bauer, 2 hits in 14 IP; Clevinger 2 hits in 12 innings with 22 Ks.
These are major league hitters.
I have not seen this kind of dominance in the majors for many, many years.
It's early in the year and a lot can happen but it is fun to watch now.
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