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Spotlight: Reynaldo López

Facts & Flukes

Spotlight: Reynaldo López

Ryan Bloomfield

Jun 21 2024 3:03am

Spotlight: Reynaldo López

“Hey, 30-year-old relief pitcher. How about a three-year, $30 million deal to join our rotation this season?” 
   — The Atlanta Braves.

"Sure, why not." 
   — Reynaldo López (probably).

What began as an experiment to build rotation depth has yielded not only one of the game's best starting pitchers in 2024, but a ratio darling who was available on most leagues' waiver wires in late March. Let's scan the skills beneath López's 1.57 ERA (lowest among qualified starting pitchers) and 1.08 WHIP in traditional Facts/Flukes form:

Year	IP	ERA	xERA	BB%	K%	K-BB%	GB/LD/FB	H%	S%	HR/F	Fpk%	SwK%	BPX
2021	57	3.43	3.85	6%	25%	19%	39/22/39	27%	73%	17%	60%	11.8%	131
2022	65	2.76	3.43	4%	25%	20%	38/21/38	29%	69%	1%	61%	15.0%	154
2023	66	3.27	4.07	12%	30%	18%	39/17/43	31%	79%	12%	61%	15.0%	112
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