Right now, the Gil Meche’s contract with the Royals has been talked about as one of the worst of the hot stove league. Now with the spring season on the horizon, Meche gets to prove everyone wrong and hopefully he’ll live up to that deal. While I wouldn’t label him as an ace yet (I think that term gets thrown around too much and that not every team has an ace), he’s probably the best arm the Royals have right now.
Like most everyone else, PECOTA doesn’t think too highly of Meche. His weighted mean average has him notching a 1.56 WHIP with a 5.34 ERA. Even his 75th percentile puts him at only a 1.47 WHIP and a 4.65 ERA. So let’s not throw around that ace term yet.