Yankees: What do the analytics say about Domingo German?

Domingo German earned his MLB-leading ninth win of the season after the Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles 11-4 on Tuesday. Now that we have a decent sample size of his 2019 performance so far, we can fairly evaluate why German has been so filthy through the first quarter of the season.

When the Yankees acquired Domingo German back in 2014, he was a 22-year-old pitching prospect on the Miami Marlins who went on to miss the entire 2015 season due to Tommy John Surgery. After a positive but brief debut in 2017, his 2018 performance was volatile as he posted an ERA of 5.57. He’s made impressive strides in 2019, so much so that some are hailing him as the staffs new ace while Luis Severino…