Adam Bernero is on his fifth team in seven seasons. He’s never had a good season. His main strength as a pitcher over the years was keeping his walk total low. But he always seems to give up hits.
In his two starts with Kansas City, however, something’s changed. He’s struck out 11 in 11 innings with no walks. He’s allowed 12 hits, but none for home runs. His ERA is 0.77.

“His tempo is much better than I ever remember it,” manager Buddy Bell said. “He’s got a confidence about him that I don’t quite remember in the past. He pitches backward, and he’s very effective with his off-speed stuff.”

We’ll see what happens when the league adjusts to him.