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Some eye-popping statistics inspire admiration for the impressiveness of the feats.
Think of Joe DiMaggio striking out just 13 times in his 1941 MVP season, in which he amassed a 56-game hitting streak, or Hank Aaron setting the career home run record despite never hitting 50 homers in a single season.
Then there are others, like those belonging to minor league hurler Aiden Moffett, that are just as unbelievable — albeit for very different reasons.
Moffett, whom the Chicago Cubs traded Saturday to the Athletics, has issued an astonishing 42 walks in 22 1/3 innings pitched this season between Single-A and the Arizona Complex League. He averages 24.99 pitches per inning and 4.5 pitches per place appearance, and carries an astronomical 16.9 walks per nine innings.
You can understand why the Cubs were willing to send away the Mississippian for Aaron Civale, who has been a serviceable major league starter. You can also understand why the A’s were still attracted to Moffett, a 22-year-old, 6-foot-3 righty with an LSU pedigree. His fastball allegedly touches 97 mph.
A big, hard-throwing Southern kid who can light up the radar gun but doesn’t always know where the ball is going? As spectators, sign us up. As for the batters, you might not want to dig in too comfortably against him.
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