STARTERS: Very early observations, 2018
Apr 6 2018
It's easy to panic after your SP has a terrible start or two during the first week of the season. It can be similarly dangerous to fall in love with a pitcher who gives you good stats if they were produced without any underlying skill support.
Keeping in mind that we're dealing with tiny data samples, let's take a look at some extreme early season performances by putting them into the context of our preseason outlooks.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chris Archer (RHP, TAM) already has been dumped or traded in some leagues after the 6.55 ERA and 1.45 WHIP he posted during his first two starts. However, underneath those marks is a 137 BPV, 15% SwK%, and 68% FpK%. Archer has been victimized by a crazy 37% H%, 57% S%, and 22% hr/f in the early-going....
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