Jul 24, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Texas Rangers starting pitcher Kyle Gibson (44) delivers a pitch during the second inning against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
There are two ways Texas Rangers fans can go about describing Kyle Gibson‘s 2021 season: the year of his emergence as a legitimate ace or simply an anomaly year in an otherwise average career arc.
Unfortunately for his trade deadline prospects, scouts and rival executives across baseball feel as though the latter is true. According to FanSided’s Robert Murray, other teams across the league interested in adding starting pitching help view Gibson as the “most unpredictable element” of this year’s deadline.