28 games, 212 IP, 24-0 record, 1.27 ERA, 0.943 WHIP, 7.1 H/9, 0.3 HR/9, 1.4 BB/9, 7.8 K/9
Those numbers will not be repeated in the Major Leagues. Tanaka is a great pitcher, but he shouldn't do as well as he did in his final season in Japan. Here are the Steamer and Oliver projections for Tanaka in 2014:
Steamer31 Starts 192 IP 13-11 record 3.71 ERA 1.18 WHIP 1.82 BB/9 7.32 K/9 | Oliver39 Starts 205 IP 17-6 record 2.59 ERA 1.01 WHIP 1.40 BB/9 8.47 K/9 |
30 starts, 195 IP, 14-6 record, 3.25 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 2.5 BB/9, 7.5 K/9
Tanaka will likely get better as his career moves along. Lucky for us, we get to find out how well Tanaka pitches in 2014 in just 63 days.