Despite the collective excellence of the Cincinnati Reds pitching staff so far this year, there’s not a single pitcher on the roster who has accrued more fWAR so far this season than one Tanner Roark. WAR, fWAR, bWAR, gWAR...it’s all a nebulous attempt at amalgamation, and there are inherent flaws and differences in how each one is put together, but the fact remains that Roark’s 1.9 mark was tops on the Reds entering Thursday evening’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Then, Roark promptly went out and fired 6 innings of 1 ER ball, fanning 7 while walking none.