Last December I wrote a piece comparing the striking similarity to Jordan Zimmermann and Jon Lester's career paths. While Lester is a lefty (Zimmermann is a righty), and Zimmermann is one year older than the Red Sox hurler, the two both have similar approaches to the game, and both were forced to regain their prospect status after a major medical set back.
This is the comparison I presented last year:
Zimm Season 1: 23-years-old, 16 GS, 4.63 ERA, 9.07 K/9, 3.35 xFIPLester Season 1: 22-years-old, 15 GS, 4.76 ERA, 6.64 K/9, 5.05 xFIP
Zimm Season 2: 24-years-old, 7 GS, 4.94 ERA, 7.84 K/9, 4.08 xFIPLester Season 2: 23-years-old, 11 GS, 4.57 ERA, 7.14 K/9, 5.12 xFIP
This is how that comparison carried over into season No. 3:
Zimm Season 3: 25-years-old, 26 GS, 3.18 ERA, 6.9 K/9, 3.78 xFIPLester Season 3: 24-years-old, 33 GS, 3.21 ERA, 6.5 K/9, 3.09 xFIP
Seems like the comparison remained very close moving into their respective third seasons. Both had two half seasons interrup...
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