Among pitchers who have logged at least 20 innings this season, Javier Assad‘s 1.66 ERA ranks 10th. That’s good. Even gooder is that Assad ranks fourth among his own rotation-mates behind Shota Imanaga (1.08), Jameson Taillon (1.13), and Hayden Wesneski (1.59). Speaking of Taillon, he was initially slated to start this one before disappearing from the list of probables.
Sunday’s game is still listed as TBD and could go to Taillon if this is just a matter of getting him a little rest, but the lack of clarity is a bit concerning.