The touted left-handed prospect had barely turned 20 when the Dodgers called him up. In his first three starts, he could not average even five innings, because he needed 20 pitches to get through each one.
Let us not get carried away and call Julio Urias the second coming of Clayton Kershaw. But the above numbers from Kershaw’s first three career starts remind us that even the very best of pitchers can require an adjustment period to the major leagues.
The celebrated Urias made his Dodger Stadium debut on Tuesday, with his parents in the house.