Can Yovani Gallardo Remain an Elite WHIP Pitcher?

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So, what we have here isa pitcher who:

• has the potential to maintain an elite WHIP even if a little bad luck were to strike him
• could continue to be among the top strikeout artists in the league
• can continue to get opposing hitters to drive balls into the ground

What’s not to like about that skill set?

Prior to the season I projected Gallardo to finish with a 3.47 ERA and 1.27 WHIP (click here to read my Quick Hit written in December), but I also included him as one of my Wild Predictions, saying that he would post a WHIP below 1.19 (click here to view). 

As of right now, he’s making that prediction not so wild, and with the way he’s going there is no reason to believe that a huge regression is coming.

What do you think?  Am I a little too optimistic on him?  Is he going to come tumbling down or could he continue to be this impressive all year long?

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