Holland delivered one of his stronger starts of the season on Thursday night allowing just one run on two hits in eight innings of work while striking out 11. A 4.59 ERA is not what owners were expecting from the young left-hander, but a 4.12 xFIP might be a better evaluator of his future performance considering he has improved his walk rate from 3.05 BB/9 to 2.66 BB/9 and increased his strikeout rate from 7.36 K/9 to 7.55 K/9. Holland has been burdened by a 14.6 percent HR/FB ratio and a 66.6 percent strand rate. Some might argue that his .251 BABIP has helped to negate some of those affects, but his 15.6 percent line drive rate indicates his BABIP is not been heavily influenced by luck.
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