STARTERS: H%, S%, hr/f anomalies 2016
Jul 24 2016
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 carry the best regression potential over the remainder of the season.
These starting pitchers have posted the most extreme H% so far in 2016:
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Hit Rate (H%) Outliers, 2016 YTD* Name League ERA WHIP BPV H% ================== ====== ==== ==== === === Perdomo, Luis NL 6.08 1.73 110 40% Paxton, James AL 4.56 1.63 99 40% McCullers, Lance AL 3.61 1.64 93 39% Jimenez, Ubaldo AL 7.03 1.95 19 39% Urias, Julio NL 4.69 1.51 107 38% Ray, Robbie ...
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