Jack Kochanowicz entered the season as one of the Angels’ biggest rotation questions. One month in, he has become one of their more important stabilizers. — Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) March 25, 2026 Through six starts, Jack Kochanowicz is 2-0 with a 3.09 ERA across 35.0 innings, allowing 24 hits, 12 earned runs, 18 walks and 24 strikeouts, good for a 1.20 WHIP. For a pitcher coming off a 6.81 ERA and 1.75 WHIP in 2025, that represents a significant early correction. The biggest change has been contact quality. Opponents are hitting just .189 against him, which has allowed Kochanowicz to work through traffic even when command has wavered. The walks, 18 in 35 innings, are still higher than ideal, but they have not turned into big innings the way they did last year. That ties directly into his pitch mix. Kochanowicz continues to lean heavily on a mid-to-upper 90s fastball, using it to attack hitters early in counts and generate weak contact rather than purely chase strikeouts.…