The 2014 pitching staff was…just so bad.
Corey Kluber was great. He went 18-9 with a 1.095 WHIP and 160 ERA+ over 235 innings and won the Cy Young. You can see the potential was there…Carassco was showing positive signs of life, Bauer pitched like a solid #3 or #4, and Salazar was still striking out guys. But in 2014 there were not quite ready to be a unit.
It was also sad to see that the Justin Masterson era had come to an end. I thought the dude would play a major role on the Indians staff when they reentered their contention window. He was young, talented, and at worst seemed like he would be a very dependable #3 pitcher.
| Rk | Pos | Name | Age | W | L | ERA | GS | IP | H | BB | SO | ERA+ | FIP | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SP | Corey Kluber | 28 | 18 | 9 | 2.44 | 34 | 235.2 | 207 | 51 | 269 | 160 | 2.35 | 1.095 |
| 2 | SP | Trevor Bauer | 23 | 5 | 8 | 4.18 | 26 | 153.0 | 151 | 60 | 143 | 94 | 4.01 | 1.379 |
| 3 | SP | Danny Salazar | 24 | 6 | 8 | 4.25 | 20 | 110.0 | 117 | 35 | 120 | 92 | 3.52 | 1.382 |
| 4 | SP | Josh Tomlin | 29 | 6 | 9 | 4.76 | 16 | 104.0 | 120 | 14 | 94 | 82 | 4.01 | 1.288 |
| 5 | SP | T.J. House* | 24 | 5 | 3 | 3.35 | 18 | 102.0 | 113 | 22 | 80 | 117 | 3.69 | 1.324 |
| 6 | SP | Justin Masterson | 29 | 4 | 6 | 5.51 | 19 | 98.0 | 106 | 56 | 93 | 71 | 4.08 | 1.653 |
| 12 | Carlos Carrasco | 27 | 8 | 7 | 2.55 | 14 | 134.0 | 103 | 29 | 140 | 153 | 2.44 | 0.985 | |
| 13 | Zach McAllister | 26 | 4 | 7 | 5.23 | 15 | 86.0 | 96 | 28 | 74 | 75 | 3.45 | 1.442 |