Fried, Outman, Ozuna, J. Hicks, A. Thomas

Fried boasts strong skills … Injuries (hamstring, forearm, blister) limited Max Fried (LHP, ATL) to just 26 IP through the end of July 2023, but he pitched exceptionally well when on the mound, finishing the season with a 2.55 ERA in 78 IP. How are things under the hood?

YearIPERA/xERABB%/K%xBB%SwKGB/LD/FBH%/S%HR/FVelBPX
20191664.02/3.547%/25%7%11.9%54/24/2234%/74%20%93.8144
2020562.25/3.858%/22%8%11.8%53/19/2827%/80%5%93.0105
20211663.04/3.476%/24%6%11.7%52/21/2829%/75%12%93.9136
20221852.48/3.184%/23%6%12.6%51/19/3029%/78%8%93.9149
2023782.55/3.126%/26%8%12.0%58/17/2531%/81%13%93.9164

The skills remain in great shape:

  • After underachieving a tad in terms of K% in 2022 (27% xK%), his 2023 K% was a new personal best.
  • His BB% ranked in the 87th...

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