STARTERS: H%, S%, hr/f anomalies 2018
Jul 14 2018
When looking for mid-season SP buy-low or sell-high targets, one effective method is to target those with extreme hit (H%), strand (S%), and HR per flyball (hr/f) rates. In many cases, those extreme marks stand the best shot at regressing over the remainder of the season.
These starting pitchers have posted the most extreme H% so far in 2018:
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Hit Rate (H%) Outliers, 2018 YTD* Name League ERA WHIP BPV H% ================== ====== ==== ==== === === Moore, Matt AL 8.02 2.05 22 41% Gray, Jon NL 5.77 1.49 157 41% Bieber, Shane AL 3.47 1.40 144 38% Vargas, Jason NL 8.60 1.83 61 38% Pomeranz, Drew AL 6.81 1.84 36 37% Musgrove, Joe ...
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