2021 report card: Matt Moore

Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports Attempting to sign pitchers who went to other leagues and were successful overseas has worked for some clubs. The amount of money invested was minimal, so there wouldn’t be much chance of anger if that investment didn’t work out. In Matt Moore’s case, it did not work out.

2021 stats

73 IP, 1.59 WHIP, 18.9 K%, 11.4 BB%, 1.85 HR/9, 6.29 ERA (5.76 FIP)

The good

As a starter, Matt Moore was bad. In 13 starts, hitters hit .281/.377/.531 for a .908 OPS. As a reliever, he was a little more effective, “limiting” them to a .246/.303/.426 for a .729 OPS. That’s a rather substantial difference in what Moore was letting hitters do. The difference in ERA as a starter (6.55)…