Where are the strikeouts for Sam Coonrod?

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty ImagesWe’re 20 innings into Sam Coonrod’s major league career. That’s not enough of a sample to make any serious claims of who he’ll be, but it is enough for a first impression. So far, the impression has been… good? In those 20 innings, he’s given up just six runs while allowing 2 of 10 inherited runners to score. Both of those came on Adam Jones’ three-run homer in Arizona.

He’s been pretty good at preventing runs, but for a guy who can throw 98 mph, he hasn’t gotten a ton of strikeouts. Including Thursday’s outing where he struck out two in a perfect inning —

— Coonrod has struck out 14 batters, or 6.3 strikeouts per nine innings. It’s hard to succeed if…