Alex Cobb
Cobb is another pitcher coming off Tommy John surgery this year with mixed results. On the brighter side, he is walking just 5.8 percent of opposing hitters. In addition, his 3.72 ERA is above-average compared to the league with an ERA- of 87.
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However, Cobb is striking out just 6.12 batters per nine innings and his 4.26 fielding-independent pitching is the highest its ever been in any full season of Cobb’s career.
Cobb has been worth 2.0 bWAR and 1.9 fWAR this season, so he has been a capable starter if nothing else. He hasn’t returned to his 2013-14 form, but even in the form he is now he’s a solid middle-of-the-rotation option.
Anyone expecting him to become an ace again is setting the bar too high, but if he continues to do what he is doing now in Philadelphia, it wouldn’t be a bad signing by the Phillies.