Heading into the 2020-21 offseason, Tyler Glasnow was the Rays No. 3 starting pitcher in the depth chart. But after declining Cy Young contender Charlie Morton’s option and trading Cy Young winner Blake Snell to San Diego, Glasnow is now the team’s opening day starter.
This would have seemed like a logical progression after his stellar 2019 campaign when he pitched to a 1.78 ERA/2.26 FIP in 60.2 innings of work, but his ‘20 season left a little more to be desired, pitching to a 4.08 ERA/3.66 FIP—still good, but was it ace good?
Although Glasnow’s run prevention took a significant hit from ‘19 to ’20 (re: higher ERA), he was better in some key areas.