STARTERS: Early buy low targets, 2019
May 18 2019
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 - 2019 YTD* Name League BPV ERA xERA Diff ===================== ====== === ===== ==== ===== Anderson, Tyler NL 70 11.76 5.01 +6.75 Burnes, Corbin NL 152 8.10 3.65 +4.45 Koch, Matt NL 38 9.15 5.80 +3.35 Stratton, Chris NL 26 8.39 5.55 +2.84 Kingham, Nick NL 53 7.84 5.10 +2.74 Font, Wilmer NL 100 7.08 ...
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