Has Joe Ryan vaulted himself into ace status?

[Chris Hove]

Hello,

I just posted a blog about Joe Ryan's strong start. Go check it out and let me know what you think. Thank you 

 

 

[RpR]

Well , he has given up the most home runs.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

You had use the “A word”, didn’t you?! Cue the endless debate on semantics.

[bean5302]

While Ryan is pitching very well this year, he always has a good first half. He also always gets injured, misses a bunch of time and has a terrible second half.

His xFIP is at 3.42, which is borderline ace territory at the moment though I expect that'll decline greatly as the season goes on. That said, I think Ryan's accomplishments are truly noteworthy. Expected to maybe stick as a back end #5 type guy, he's really taken his game to a new level. Traditionally, Ryan's biggest problem is his refusal to walk guys, instead challenging them as he gets behind only  to watch balls go into the seats.

Ryan will need to do this all year, and be even better than he has been so far to earn a bonefide "ace" title.

[thelanges5]

Twins pitcher WAR

Pablo .9

Joe .9

Bailey .7

Festavus .5

SWR .1

Sheriff 0

Solid top three and Festa looking good with 1/2 as many IP as the rest of them. Paddack to the BP with Festa up wont happen. Maybe Paddack continues to be in efficient but good enough and he can be traded at the deadline. Then we see Festa for the 2nd half. 

[notoriousgod71]

Durability and workload should be part of being an ace. I consider Logan Webb more of an ace than deGrom because he posts every five days.