Back on July 30, I took to these digital pages to criticize Brad Hand. Alright, I maybe went a bit beyond criticism. I wrote that he was trending the wrong way, that he was diminished. I had the stats to back it up, so I can’t say I was wrong, but I can say that since July 30 Hand has proven my assumptions wrong.
From the second half of 2019 to July 30 of this year, Hand had a 4.33 FIP and walked 8.3% while allowing opponents a slash line of .312/.393/.516. In just 12.1 innings since (a tiny sample, but stay with me) his FIP is a minuscule 1.