Alec Mills isn’t a guy you’d pick out of a lineup when asked to identify a major league starting pitcher, nor does his career minor league stat line point to his emergence as a dude. Sure, the 3.69 ERA is nice, but a 32-39 record and 1.22 WHIP over 143 appearances is just kind of meh. Then you look at his pigeon-toed landing (see featured image) and think there’s no way this guy can sling it effectively.
But something seems to change when he pitches at the highest level.
Though he’s now got the same 3.69 ERA in the 63.