Lively, Buxton, Scherzer, C. Santana, L. Medina

Can Lively keep this up... Ben Lively (RHP, CLE) has a 3.58 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 21% K%, and 7% BB% across 88 innings. With a career ERA of 4.61 and xERA of 4.82, can Lively continue his success for the second half of 2024? Let's dive into Lively's skills.

SeasonIPERA/xERAWHIPH%/S%GB%/FB%Ball%BB%K%SwK%HR/FBPX
201788.24.30/5.281.3031%/71%38%/43%36%7%14%7.9%10%59
201830.15.64/5.431.8541%/71%33%/39%38%11%19%7.6%10%43
202388.25.38/4.571.3635%/67%39%/39%36%7%21%8.7%19%109
2024883.58/4.121.1731%/77%40%/44%34%7%22%8.9%14%110

Lively's skills have been mostly mediocre, but that can still have value:

  • Lively's xERA sits about half a run higher than his actual, hinting at some regression, though it's a decent expectation. His K-BB% looks similar to 2023 with...

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