Dodgers: Starting Pitcher Grades for May

While Julio Urias has a bright long career ahead of him, the month of May went downhill quickly for the kid. After making two solid starts to begin the month, Urias struggled mightily in his last two starts and was demoted to Triple-A.

Like many young pitchers, Urias seemed to lose confidence in himself which led to control issues. He walked ten batters in only four starts during May, and whenever a pitcher with this kid’s kind of stuff walks more hitters than he strikes out, that is not a good sign.

In his first two starts, Urias allowed a total of one run and five hits. Urias had one solid start at Triple-A after being demoted, so the hope is that he regains his confidence and comes back up soon.

Urias had the lowest ERA of any pitcher in baseball before his last two starts of May, so we all know the potential is there. Because of his terrible pitch control and those two ugly starts, however, Urias gets a D grade.