Season In Review – Kyle Drabek

Coming off one of the worst debut seasons in recent years, Kyle Drabek has become quite the enigma for Toronto. The centerpiece of the Roy Halladay trade, Drabek was expected to become a future anchor for the Blue Jays rotation. His first few starts in 2010 showed some promise, and despite the ugly 4.76 ERA, Drabek was expected to help the Jays improve on their 85 win season. Unfortunately, Drabek took a major step backwards, and his future is in jeopardy at this point. Drabek was arguably rushed heading into the 2011 season. He was deceptively good in AA, putting up a 2.94 ERA while walking a few too many batters and not striking out enough to be considered an elite pitching prospect. The Jays felt he didn’t need time in AAA, a questionable decision in hindsight given the fact that he didn’t really dominate AA. Part of this reason is because their AAA affiliate, Las Vegas, plays as an extreme hitters park. However, if he’s going to pitch in the gauntlet that is th...