I know, its April, blah blah blah blah blah.
But:
Brian Bannister is not just good this year, he’s been remarkable.  He’s been discounted by the sabermetricians for his low strikeout rate. He understands that concern, quoted in an interview using a phrase rarely uttered in a baseball interview:  “I realize very well that I could regress to the mean.â€Â The radar gun indicates that he’s not going to make it and even the statistical experts who serve as counterweight to the traditional scouting metrics think he’s likely to disappoint.
So far he hasn’t. Posnaski has “The Bannylog” from his latest start, a complete game victory to put him 3-0 on the season. His worst start thus far (a win against the Yankees) ...