Wood will make his regular season debut on Friday against the Giants.
The 2017 breakout arm posted a pedestrian 3.63 ERA over his five tuneup starts this spring, but he finished with 4.67 ERA last spring before going on to dominate to the tune of a 2.72 ERA during the regular season. It just goes to show how insignificant exhibition results can be for players with secure roles heading into the year. While Wood's strong performance may have surprised some, none of the lefty's underlying ratios suggest that his improvements were of a fluky nature, as his 8.9 K/9, 2.2 BB/9, 0.9 HR/9, 78.8 percent strand rate and 3.36 FIP were all at or near his career norms. Even if he were to "regress" to a low-3.00s ERA, Wood should still provide significant fantasy value.