FACTS/FLUKES: Buehler, Suárez, E. Escobar, Alcantara, Hiura
May 4 2021
Buehler's skills hold while velocity is down a tick... After taking a while to ramp up in the 2020 season, Walker Buehler (RHP, LA) finished the season one win, 42 strikeouts, a 3.44 ERA, and a 0.95 WHIP in 37 innings. The right-hander threw 31 innings in April, and he has one win, 31 strikeouts, a 3.16 ERA, and a 0.96 WHIP to start the 2021 season. How do his skills look early in the season?
Year IP ERA/xERA BB% K% K-BB Ball% Vel SwK G/L/F H%/S% HR/F/xHR/F ==== === ========= === ==== ==== ===== ==== ==== ======== ===== ========== 2017* 82 4.79/3.90 9% 29% 19% 38% 98.1 10.4 67/17/17 34/65 50%/ 29% 2018 137 2.62/3.14 7% 28% 21% 33% 96.2 11.8 50/18/32 26/77 11%/ 11% 2019 182 ...
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