Is It Too Early to Draw Comparisons to Pedro in His Prime?

All right.

Zack Greinke is now 6 - 0.

In six starts.

Half of those starts are complete games. Two of those three were complete game shutouts.

He has struck out 10 in half of those starts as well.

He has given up three runs all season, only two of which were earned.

Of the six hits he "allowed" in this last start, three went in and out of the gloves of infielders. Another was a bloop single that Alexei Ramirez hit well out of the strike zone. Another was a Jayson Nix double that landed in fair territory by six inches at most. The White Sox could very well have been one-hit.

He has struck out 54 in 45 innings. Those 54 strikeouts not only lead the Majors, but outnumber the baserunners he has allowed by 15 (30 hits, 8 walks, 1 hit batsman).

His WHIP is 0.84.

His ERA is 0.40.

His ERA+ before this start was 941. After another six-hit shutout, it is hard to imagine that going down too much.

I dare say his dominance is reminiscent of Pedro Martinez, and at no point did Pedro ever string together six consecutive starts in which a total of two earned runs were allowed. I can honestly say that I have never seen a pitcher dominate like Zack Greinke has so far. Something's got to give at some point, but holy shit is he amazing right now.

If this is the future, then I am glad I was on board through the trying times.