Andrew Abbott’s rookie season in 2023 was a tale of two very distinct halves.
Through his first 10 starts, he was a borderline ace-in-the-making. He allowed just 13 ER in 61.2 IP (a 1.90 ERA), and did so while allowing opponents to post just a .581 OPS against him. That included his historic run of allowing nary a run in any of his first 3 starts (17.2 IP), and the lefty looked the part of rotation stalwart going forward without a blink.
Blink, though, he and the rest of the baseball world did. Over his next 11 starts to wrap the season, he was tagged for 34 ER in just 47.