STARTERS: Early buy low targets, 2018
May 19 2018
Surface stats like ERA can be misleading, especially at this time of the year, as they can mask strong underlying skills that are likely to result in ERA improvement in the future.
The following SP have the largest gaps between their actual ERA and their skills-driven expected ERA (xERA):
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xERA vs. ERA - 2018 YTD* Name League BPV ERA xERA Diff ===================== ====== === ===== ==== ===== Tillman, Chris AL -56 10.46 7.01 +3.45 Stroman, Marcus AL 60 7.71 4.39 +3.32 Wright, Mike AL 24 8.72 5.42 +3.30 Perez, Martin AL -10 9.67 6.56 +3.11 Graveman, Kendall AL 68 7.60 4.54 +3.06 Glasnow, Tyler NL 102 6.10 ...
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