Remember what I said in a previous post about Phoenix being where pitching careers go to die.
Case in point: Ross Welch. Now let's be clear, Ross Welch is not a talented big league pitcher. At age 32, he has pitched far more games in the minors than in the WPK, and his record over 8 WPK seasons is just 21-38 with a 5.25 ERA. His best season came in 1975 for the expansion Chicago Fire in their first season in the league when he went 12-11 with a 4.36 ERA and 1.49 WHIP (pitching his home games in a good pitcher's park).
Still, starting this season 0-16 with a 7.51 ERA is a bit extreme. And because baseball is a crazy game, he hurled a 4-hit shutout yesterday. Granted it probably helped that it was a road game. But good on Welch, finding a way to not go winless for the season.