Travis Wood came into 2009 looking to rebound after a rough 2008 where he really struggled in AA. To say that he rebounded well may be a large understatement. Here is what his season looked like split between AA and AAA.
| W | L | ERA | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP | BB% | K% | GB% |
| 13 | 5 | 1.77 | 167.2 | 121 | 6 | 53 | 135 | 1.04 | 8.1% | 20.5% | 43% |
Seasonal Review
The lefty got off to an interesting start to the season, as he was quite lucky in April where his walk rate was high and his strikeout rate was low but he still had a great ERA despite one more walk than strikeout for the month. May saw things turn around though as his strikeout rate improved and walk rate declined. June was Wood’s most dominant month though where he posted a 6 walk and 39 strikeout month in 41 innings. July was split between Carolina and Louisville where Wood threw 32.3 innings with a 9 walk and 30 strikeout campaign. August was a bit of a slow down month as Wood walked 9 and struck out 17 guys over 32.3 innings. Wood closed out the year well in September though with 3 walks and 11 strikeouts in 10 innings as he finished second overall in minor league baseball with an ERA of 1.77.
Lets look at how Wood’s season broke down after each game.
As we can see the walk rate went down almost for the entire season after a rough start in April. The strikeout rate went up throughout the season as well, very good signs. The ERA went up some once the lefty got to AAA, but the WHIP stayed the same.