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Atlanta Braves: The New Year is looking mighty bright!

By Dalton Skaggs

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 26: Ender Inciarte #11 of the Atlanta Braves reacts after hitting a lead off double against the New York Mets on September 26, 2017 at Citi Field in Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 26: Ender Inciarte #11 of the Atlanta Braves reacts after hitting a lead off double against the New York Mets on September 26, 2017 at Citi Field in Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 19: Luiz Gohara #64 of the Atlanta Braves pitches in the first inning against the Washington Nationals at SunTrust Park on September 19, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 19: Luiz Gohara #64 of the Atlanta Braves pitches in the first inning against the Washington Nationals at SunTrust Park on September 19, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

5.) Luiz Gohara

The young version of C.C. Sabathia has no reason to be traded, and here are some obvious reasons why:

The only qualifying starting pitchers in 2017 with a FIP that was below 3 were Chris Sale (2.45), Corey Kluber (2.50), Stephen Strasburg (2.72), and Max Scherzer (2.90). The only non-qualifying left handed starting pitcher with a FIP below 3? Your’s truly: Luiz Gohara (2.75).

Also, according to Statcast, Gohara is among James Paxton and Chris Sale as the only left handed starting pitchers to throw 25 or more fastballs that were 97mph+ in a single game since 2015.

Seeing the 21 year old put himself into this type of company should get you excited for Gohara’s future. Gohara is a rather aggressive pitcher as his first-pitch-strike percentage is 61.8%.

His specialty combo is his fastball that averages at 97mph (thrown 56.9% of the time) combined with a hard slider that averages at 84.2mph (thrown 34.2% of the time). Gohara has the stuff, and it’s going to be very fun to see him put it all together for a full season in 2018.

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