Jakob Junis has had a rough first half of 2019.
Counted on to be a stalwart at the back of the rotation in support of Brad Keller and Danny Duffy, Junis has struggled. The raw numbers are unkind. His walk rate has jumped from 5.7 percent and 2.19 BB/9 to his current 8.1 percent and 3.26 BB/9. His home run rate, which was on the uptick last year has continued to climb and now sits at 1.63, 10th highest among qualified starters.
The advanced metrics are similarly rough. At FanGraphs his ERA- of 119 (meaning he’s been 19 percent worse than league average) is fourth worst among starters.