FACTS/FLUKES: Means, Berríos, L. Gurriel, J.D. Martinez, Rodón
May 17 2021
Breakout confirmed ... John Means (LHP, BAL) was tagged as a breakout candidate in the 2021 Baseball Forecaster as well as in this space back in March. After tossing a near-perfect no-hitter and otherwise dominating the league, has his breakout fully arrived?
Yr IP ERA xERA WHP xWHP H% S% GB FB BB% K% K-BB% Bll SwK Vel HRF BPV == === ==== ==== ==== ==== == == == == === == ===== === === ==== === === 17^ 142 5.17 5.87 1.60 1.34 37 70 36 40 6 17 11 37 — — — — 18* 161 4.88 5.53 1.49 1.30 35 69 37 43 5 15 10 36 12 90.1 25 — 19 155 3.60 5.23 1.14 1.33 27 75 31 50 6 19 13 37 10 91.8 10 76 20 44 4.53 4.09 0.98 1.12 23 68 44 45 4 24 20 34 13...
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