The Crawfish Boxes · Nov 11, 2020
Should the Astros pursue Garrett Richards?
One of my favorite things to do is find the underrated players, the ones that will sign for a contract well below the value they’ll contribute to the teams. Garrett Richards may seem like an odd choice, as he’s a known entity that many believe reached his peak in his 2014 season where he broke out and delivered 168.2 innings of 2.61 ERA baseball (2.60 FIP) cementing himself into the ace conversation.
Unfortunately, his career hasn’t followed that path. His 2015 was a solid follow-up, but from 2016-2020, Garrett has logged just 198.2 IP. Those innings were well above average, coming in at a 3.53 ERA across that span, but he hasn’t had the durability to live up to the ace billing.