FIRST IMPRESSIONS: D. May, S. Murphy, L. Webb, Hoerner, Javier

First Impressions is a look at recent call-ups, a snapshot of their early progress so far in the majors. Initial BaseballHQ.com minor league write-ups for all of the players in today's column can be found in the News tab on their individual PlayerLink pages. Because many of these players have accumulated less than 100 PA or 50 IP, small sample size warnings apply to the analysis here.

 

First Impression: Dustin May (RHP, LA)

CALLED UP: 8/2/2019, 7/23/2020
BASEBALLHQ PROSPECT RATING: 9C
CURRENT ROLE: Starting pitcher
POTENTIAL ROLE: Starting pitcher
2020 MINORS STATS: None

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl  Dom  Cmd  GB/LD/FB  H%/S%  HR/F  FpK   SwK  BPV
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2018#  35 ...

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