Yovani Gallardo pitches as a starter for the Milwaukee Brewers. Gallardo’s main strength lies in his ability to strike out batters, so far downing 9.1 per nine innings for his brief career. Pitching in his first full season in 2009 at age 23 (following two knee surgeries), Yovani upped that rate to 9.9 per nine innings. Thanks to his high K rate, opposing hitters bat just .231 against him, although his walk rate is high enough for those hitters to produce a .313 OBP.

Still very young, if Gallardo can master his control, and go from a pitcher who allows around four walks per nine innings to one who allows three walks per nine innings, he’ll join Lincecum and Wainwright as a perennial Cy Young contender. Brewers fans should be very excited about Gallardo’s future.