Jake Newberry has been really good out of the bullpen for Kansas City so far in 2019. He is currently sporting a 3.86 ERA through 11 2⁄3 innings, with 9.26 K/9 and just 0.77 BB/9. Newberry didn’t really stand out on the prospect scene for me until the beginning of 2018, when he began the season with AA Northwest Arkansas. Newberry posted the best K/9 of his career over 29.2 IP to begin the year (11.22) and really looked like a legitimate big league option for the first time in his career.
Newberry has really followed through since getting off to a great start in 2018.