Aug 21 2025 9:45am

F/fluk

Bailey Ober registered a sub-4.00 ERA and 20% K-BB% in each of the past two seasons, making a combined 57 starts during that time. He qualifies as a major disappointment in 2025, with a 5.05 ERA across his 21 starts. What has been the problem, and can he right the ship?

Year IP  ERA/xERABB%/K% SwK Vel    G/L/FH%/S%HR/FBPX
2022563.21/4.245%/22%13.7%91.628/21/5129%/71%  5%122
2023*1673.29/3.835%/25%14.6%91.434/16/4928%/75% 11%148
20241793.98/3.826%/27%14.6%91.833/16/5026%/66% 12%144
20251145.05/4.805%/18%12.3%90.528/19/5033%/68%13%110

*Includes MLEs

A lack of whiffs has been a problem for Ober:

  • His fastball velocity is down more than a full tick, and his SwK has had a noticeable dip as well. The result has been a K% collapse, though his...

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