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2017 Dodgers In Review: RHP Brandon McCarthy
IP K% BB% HR/9 ERA FIP xFIP WAR MLB 92.2 18.8 7.0 0.49 3.98 3.28 4.34 2.4 What Happened In 2017: Performed fairly well in limited playing time during yet another season hampered by injuries.
Brandon McCarthy began the 2017 season with a spot in the Dodgers’ starting rotation. He had a decent April, in which he allowed 10 runs on 26 hits in 29 innings pitched, striking out 25 versus nine walks.
McCarthy made the first of his three trips to the disabled list in May, with left shoulder soreness as the culprit. Upon returning later in the month, he put up good numbers, allowing a 3.35 ERA in 43 IP across his next eight starts.