Chris Tillman started the season in the starting rotation, and actually managed to hang around in the majors until the end of May. At that point, with a 4.69 ERA in 10 starts, Tillman was sent down to Triple-A. That's where he spent most of the season, before being called by up for a short stretch at the end of July (three starts - one good, two bad) and then sent back down to end the year. I had projected 120 innings of 5.00 ERA ball from Tillman, but he didn't manage to get there on either count.In the minors, Tillman pitched 76.1 innings of 5.19 ERA ball. His old minor league strike-out ways look behind him (6.4 K/9) and he didn't even manage to keep the walks down (4.4 BB/9). He also gave up 17 home runs - an awful 2 HR/9. Given that level of production, it's actually a little amazing that he ended up getting called back up as opposed to sent down further.In the majors, Tillman pitched 62 innings with a 5.52 ERA, 3.99 FIP, and 4.83 xFIP. His strike-out rate of 6....
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