When the Washington Nationals signed Patrick Corbin to a six-year deal back in December 2018, it was met with mixed reviews. From 2012-2017, Corbin established himself as a solid middle of the rotation starter for most of his career with the Diamondbacks. In fact, one could say that, given a few circumstances we’ll go into in a bit, he was a tad better than that. Over that span, Corbin posted a 4.11 ERA, a 1.35 WHIP, and 651 strikeouts (7.86 K/9) in 745.2 innings.
Are those front of the rotation numbers? Of course not.