The 2016 MLB season can’t arrive soon enough for Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Drew Hutchison.

Hutchison laboured this past year, pitching to a 5.57 ERA despite a 13-5 record. He was the team’s opening day starter, but failed to crack the post-season roster.

The right-hander joined Prime Time Sports on Thursday to discuss what went wrong, citing mainly his lack of fastball command.

“It was disappointing,” Hutchison said of his 2015 campaign on Sportsnet 590 The Fan. “I didn’t end up where I wanted to be or where I expected. I expected to come in this year and be a lot better and pitch the way I’m capable of.

“There are times where you lose your mechanics. Obviously for me, I need to command the baseball. Everything starts with that. If I’m consistent doing that, I have a good chance of succeeding on a nightly basis.”

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At the same time, some advanced metrics suggest Hutchison was not the terrible pitcher his ERA made him out to be. His strikeouts per nine innings total was league average while his walks per nine innings of 2.6 is considered above average, according to FanGraphs.

His .343 batting average on balls in play was also significantly higher in 2015 than in his previous two seasons in the majors.

“There’s a lot of advanced metrics that people look at,” Hutchison said. “My year last year doesn’t make a lot of sense when you look at things like that. I need to be consistent, that’s what I can control. There’s a lot out of a pitcher’s control. It was just a weird year and a disappointing year. The off-season comes and you’re looking forward to next year. For me, it can’t be here soon enough.”

The 25-year-old will likely have to earn his spot as a starter during spring training. Along with incumbents Marcus Stroman, R.A. Dickey and Marco Estrada, the Blue Jays have brought in Jesse Chavez and J.A. Happ, complicating the rotation picture.

Hutchison went on to discuss what he learned from David Price’s stint with the club, whether or not he’s looking to add more pitches to his repertoire and his relationship with manager John Gibbons.