And one reason seems to be the relationship he developed with Seattle's backup catcher Mitch Garver. Garver caught most of Kirby's final starts during the second half of the season. In an ...

Over Kirby’s first 11 starts last year, he had an uncharacteristic 4.33 ERA, and over the last four games of that stretch he gave up seven home runs. But in his next 12 starts, he allowed just ...