Some guys just have confidence, he reminds me of Brock Purdy in that way. He could have had a 0.75 ERA in AAA and been a nervous wreck to face that Dodger lineup in LA for his first ever MLB start.
Yeah, as he pitches more there'll be better advance scouting against him, and he will have some bad starts, but that confidence will be tough to shake. Also, he's a Nat. We haven't had a pitching performance from a young starter like that in years. Compared to our other starters:
-Josiah Gray last year went 7 innings four times, but gave up walks or HRs in each of those starts
-Parker's had 2 starts with 0 walks now, Gray had 2 all last season, and in each of those games he gave up 2 HRs
-MacKenzie Gore had 2 starts with 0 walks last year, 1 was a start where was pulled in the 2nd due to injury, the other he went 6 and gave up a HR
-Jake Irvin has had 1 start his entire career with 0 walks, but he gave up 2 HRs in that effort
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