Josiah Gray finished up the spring with a 0.55 ERA in five starts and 16 1⁄3 innings pitched, over which he held opposing hitters to a .210 AVG, walking two, and striking out 14 in an impressive stretch by the 25-year-old starter.
For Gray, who finished the 2022 season, his first full run in the big leagues, with a 5.02 ERA, a 5.86 FIP, an NL-leading 66 walks (4.00 BB/9), 154 Ks (9.32 K/9), a major league-leading 38 HRs allowed, and a .239/.324/.489 line against in 28 starts and 148 2⁄3 innings on the mound, the ability to limit the walks this spring stood out (though he did not give up a Grapefruit League home run either).