FACTS/FLUKES: Scherzer, Happ, Lawrence, Donovan, G. Sanchez

Gopheritis plaguing Scherzer … Max Scherzer (RHP, NYM) has posted a sub-3.00 ERA in seven of the past eight seasons and hasn’t finished a season with an ERA above 3.75 since 2011. However, he currently owns a 4.20 ERA through 101 IP in 2023. What’s going on here?

Year   IP   ERA/xERA   BB%/K% xBB%  SwK  GB/LD/FB  H%/S% HR/F  HR/9   Vel
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2019  172  2.92/3.04   5%/35%   5%  17%  41/21/38  34/76  12%  0.97  94.9
2020   67  3.74/3.86   8%/31%   7%  15%  33/27/40  38/78  14%  1.34  94.7
2021  179  2.46/3.22   5%/34%   6%  17%  34/18/48  26/80  12%  1.15  94.3
2022  145  2.29/3.23   4%/31%   5%  15%  31/19/50  29/80   7%  0.81  94.1
2023  101  4.20/4.11   7%/27%   6% ...

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