2011 was a renaissance year for Cleveland Indians pitcher Justin Masterson. He had command of his bowling ball sinker and looked like he was ready to dominate the Majors for some time. He posted a 3.21 ERA over 216 innings and looked like he made a winner out of the Indians/Red Sox Victor Martinez trade. That was 2011. In 2012, we saw Masterson’s command disappear and his ERA spike back up to 4.91. 2013 will be an important year as we figure out if the 27 year old is as good as he can look at times (like on Opening Day last year when he pitched 8 innings, gave up 1 run, and struck out 10), or if he’s another back of the rotation starter with much too good stuff. Who are some other guys coming off of rough years in 2012 for whatever reason looking to turn it around? Check out my list of 5 more:
1. San Francisco Giants All-Galaxy starter Tim Lincecum came out of his Hall of Fame orbit last year. The Freak posted a 5.18 ERA last year, which is very un-Lincecum. He’s due to be a ...
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