Producing When It Matters: Barry Zito’s Second Half Keeps Getting Better

Historically, Barry Zito has never done well in the first half of any season. That’s been proven to be 100 percent the truth and nothing but the truth even before he put on the San Francisco Giants uniform in 2007.

Whatever is the case, when the calendar flips to the second half of the season, Zito’s winning percentage goes up, his strikeout-to-walk improves, and the opponent’s batting average goes down.

In 2007 and 2008, Zito was awful in the first half yet somehow got things together to become a somewhat productive pitcher in the season’s second half. The problem was though, when Zito got his act together, the Giants were so far out of the race and their record was so terrible, having Zito being productive didn&...

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