Aaron Civale

Aaron Civale: Cleveland’s pitcher you haven’t heard of

There have been many pitchers who have taken the mound for the Cleveland Indians this season but many are unaware of Aaron Civale.

Earlier this season the Cleveland Indians could not catch a break in regards to their pitching staff. Mike Clevinger, Corey Kluber and Carlos Carrasco have all missed time this season. The likes of Adam Plutko and Zach Plesac have stepped into the rotation. Plutko has previous experience in the Tribe rotation and Plesac is Dan Plesac’s nephew. Both are fairly well known. The unknown pitcher in the equation was Aaron Civale. Civale should no longer be an unknown.

Aaron Civale now has six starts under his belt. In his six starts Civale has an impressive 1.96 ERA and a .900 WHIP in 36.2 innings. Four of his six starts have come on the road. This includes a brutal stretch of the Twins, Yankees and Mets in consecutive starts. While Civale came out of it with an 0-2 record, his performance on the mound normally would not end with that result. In 17.2 innings Aaron Civale allowed five runs on 16 hits while striking out 12 and walking two. The impressive part of it is that zero home runs were given up. Considering that Civale faced three hot offenses capable of hitting the long ball, this is quite the feat.

Aaron Civale may not blow people away with his fastball. In fact it would be surprising if that happened since his fastball is generally in the low to mid 90’s. Civale’s performance is dependent on locating the baseball and not velocity. So far Civale has done an excellent job in limiting damage and keeping the ball in the yard against some of the best offenses in baseball. These type of performances will need to continue if the Indians are going to make the postseason.

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