Beginning his career in Detroit, Robbie Ray was traded to Arizona, and while it was clear he had the goods to strike out Major League batters, he was still allowing baserunners. The talent was there, but he just needed to put it together, and in 2017 (his third year in Arizona), that is what Ray accomplished.
Ray was an All-Star for the first time, had 218 Strikeouts (which matched the year before), and was the NL leader in SO/9 with an ERA of 2.89. He was seventh in Cy Young voting, but in the years that followed, he could not replicate the success. While still being a serviceable starting pitcher, Arizona traded him to Toronto, where he won the Cy Young in 2021.
With Arizona, Ray went 47-46 with 998 Strikeouts.
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