{"id":291679,"date":"2026-06-01T12:40:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T12:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/291679\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T12:40:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T12:40:22","slug":"patrick-corbin-has-been-a-pleasant-surprise-for-the-blue-jays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/291679\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Corbin Has Been a Pleasant Surprise for the Blue Jays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was also used heavily by the Nats in their run to the World Series, pitching in eight games (three as a starter), striking out 36 across his 23.1 innings. Then the wheels started to come off. In the COVID-shortened 2020 season, MLB seemingly caught up to the soft-throwing lefty. In fact, his numbers from 2019 to 2020 are pretty ridiculous.<\/p>\n<p>20192020Pitching Run Value: 23 (94th percentile)Pitching Run Value: -8 (10th percentile)Fastball Run Value: 4 (69th pecentile)Fastball Run Value: -11 (3rd percentile)xERA: 4.03 (63rd percentile)xERA: 5.10 (25th percentile)xBA: .227 (70th percentile)xBA: .288 (10th percentile)Whiff%: 31.7% (85th percentile)Whiff%: 23.6% (29th percentile)K%: 28.5% (80th percentile)K%: 20.3% (30th percentile)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those numbers would continue to decrease, with Corbin\u2019s pitching value dropping to as low as -45 in 2022, the worst among all pitchers that season. I want to highlight that 2022 season, because his numbers that year were ridiculous.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Corbin lost 19 games that year, posted a 6.31 ERA (worst in MLB), and led the league in hits and earned runs allowed. He also posted the worst xERA (6.27), xBA (.300), and finished in the bottom 5% in multiple other categories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saddled with his contract for another two years, the Nats kept Corbin; he struggled mightily again in both 2023 and 2024, and they let him walk after a 2024 season in which he put up -31 pitching value.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After signing with the Texas Rangers on March 18, his fortunes began to improve in 2025. After a recall from Triple-A in early April, he posted an ERA below 5.00 in his lone season with the Rangers (for the first time since 2020). While he was still a negative player (worth -0.4 bWAR), his fastball was a positive pitch for the first time since 2019, and he allowed under 100 earned runs for the first time since that season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But, as a 36-year-old with his best years clearly behind him, he hadn\u2019t signed heading into 2026. That was until the Blue Jays got hit HARD by the injury bug.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2277992277-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"js-lazy wp-image-228935\"\/>BALTIMORE, MD \u2013 MAY 28: Patrick Corbin #46 of the Toronto Blue Jays pitches in the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 28, 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Jamie Sabau\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Wait, He\u2019s Actually Not Bad?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Cody Ponce, Jos\u00e9 Berr\u00edos, Shane Bieber, and Trey Yesavage on the IL, Toronto desperately needed a starter. So, on April 3,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justbaseball.com\/mlb\/blue-jays-take-a-necessary-risk-with-patrick-corbin-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> they signed Corbin<\/a> to a one-year, $1 million deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After one rehab start, Toronto recalled Corbin on April 10th, and he allowed four earned runs over four innings against the Minnesota Twins. While not the start Toronto was looking for, the Blue Jays would rally to win that game 10-4, so not a big deal. 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