Pomeranz: He is Better Than you Think
Very few people are cognizant that Pomeranz was a highly touted pitching prospect prior to reaching the Major Leagues, as demonstrated by his selection in first round of the 2010 player draft by the Cleveland Indians; Pomeranz was selected ahead of Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard, and Chris Sale. Clearly, the talent is there and it was on full exhibition in San Diego this season.
Of the 17 starts that Pomeranz made with the Padres in 2016, he allowed three runs or less in 15 of those starts; however, his failure to pitch at least six innings in some of those starts resulted in his accumulation of only 11 Quality Starts. The following chart summarizes just how dominating Pomeranz has been this season:
| 2016 | Pomeranz 2016 (17 Starts) |
| Quality Starts | 11 |
| Starts in which he allowed 3 ER or Less | 15 |
| Starts in which he allowed 2 ER or Less | 12 |
| Starts in which he allowed 1 ER or Less | 9 |
| Starts in which he allowed 0 ER | 7 |
Now there will be those naysayers who point to his production as being a function of pitcher-friendly Petco Park; however, as indicated in the below chart, Pomeranz has actually pitched better away from the spacious confines of Petco:
| Pomeranz 2016 | Home | Road |
| FIP | 3.27 | 2.90 |
| ISO | 0.113 | 0.096 |
| BB% | 8.7 | 11.1 |
| K% | 27.7 | 28.2 |
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