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I'm not worried about the hits. He's supposed to throw a heavy ball and have enough movement that if he keeps throwing that many strikes, even with a 7-8 K/9 type rate, he'll be very valuable. It's definitely too small a sample, too meaningless a league and too many factors to get any real feel for his performance, but I like that he's throwing strikes as advertised.
Agreed. That K rate may be a bit optimistic -- I think the heavy ball is his key. Don't think he's surrendered a home run yet, and he's been getting more ground balls as he's gone along. Solid start for both Leake and Boxberger in a rough environment for pitchers.