Texas Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi is in the midst of a historically good season. He is not among the statistical best in baseball this season according to league leaderboards. That may change soon.

One of baseball’s best pitchers this season isn’t even listed among the league leaders, and was left off the American League All-Star team.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/rangers as Rangers Pitcher Nathan Eovaldi Joins Elite Company After Most Recent Start. As the Texas Rangers build momentum in the American League, they have been led by one of the best starting rotations in baseball.

When you hear the name Nathan Eovaldi, you probably think about electric postseason performances, insane velocity, and that guy teams want to see on the mound when things hit the fan.

Rangers' Nathan Eovaldi is on a historic run not done since Bob Gibson in 1968 Year of the Pitcher originally appeared on The Sporting News If you were trying to come up with one pitcher season that you'd want to try to replicate, you might come up with Bob Gibson's 1968, part of the famed Year of the Pitcher.