Dodgers 2016 Season Previews: Kenta Maeda

Our player previews continue with the first new member of the Dodgers, Kenta Maeda.

When the Dodgers lost Zack Greinke in the offseason, they knew they couldn’t replace him with one pitcher. One of the new pieces to the rotation is Kenta Maeda, who will turn 28 the day before the Dodgers’ home opener. He’s a bit of an unknown commodity, but the risk is relatively low with him.

2015 Recap

Maeda put up great numbers in 2015, but it’s hard to tell how much to read into them. As the ace of the Hiroshima Carp of the Japanese Central League, Maeda went 15-8 with a 2.09 ERA and 1.013 WHIP in 206 1/3 innings. Maeda had decent strikeout numbers, striking out 7.6 batters/nine innings. His strength is…