April Fool's Evaluating the real value of April K/9 ratings. By Tristan H. Cockcroft What a relief. When Royals starter Zack Greinke fanned nine Rangers in seven innings on May 1, he reassured his owners that all was well with his right arm. Not that his April numbers were awful. In fact, on the surface, they were brilliant. We're talking a 1.25 ERA and 1.11 WHIP. But underneath those stats was a worrisome sign: a 4.79 K/9 ratio, well below his career norm of 6.41. Rare is the pitcher who ...

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