Angel Zerpa

Zerpa had an alright 2022, posting a 4.02 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 69:25 K:BB across 71.2 innings across the top-two levels of the minors. The southpaw also looked good in a small sample with the Royals when they needed him as a starter. He's got a fastball that sits around 94 mph, and he's just 23 years old, so he's still got time to refine his game in the minors. The one concern is a knee injury that kept him sidelined for two months in the second half of the campaign, and to a lesser extent, the arm discomfort that ended his last rehab outing of the year early. It's unclear if either of those issues will linger into 2023, though it's likely Zerpa at least begins the campaign at Triple-A rather than in the majors. Read Past Outlooks