FACTS/FLUKES: Scherzer, Castellanos, A. Dickerson, Arcia, M. Kelly

Can Scherzer rebound? … Max Scherzer (RHP, WAS) failed to live up to his lofty standard in 2020, as he posted his highest ERA since 2012 and the worst WHIP of his career. Are there any warning signs in his underlying skills?

Year   IP   ERA/xERA  BB%/K%  Ball%/SwK   Vel  GB/LD/FB  H%/S%  HR/F  xHR/F  BPX
====  ===  =========  ======  =========  ====  ========  =====  ====  =====  ===
2016  228  2.96/3.42  6%/31%  32.1%/16%  94.3  33/19/48  27/77   12%   11%   182
2017  201  2.51/3.21  7%/34%  32.0%/16%  94.1  37/17/47  26/79   11%    9%   198
2018  221  2.53/3.10  6%/35%  31.1%/17%  94.4  34/18/48  28/78   10%   11%   203
2019  172  2.92/3.04  5%/35%  30.9%/17%  94.9  41/21/38  34/76   12%   11%   219
2020   67  3.74/3.86  8%/31% ...

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