Fried, Outman, Ozuna, J. Hicks, A. Thomas

Fried boasts strong skills … Injuries (hamstring, forearm, blister) limited Max Fried (LHP, ATL) to just 26 IP through the end of July 2023, but he pitched exceptionally well when on the mound, finishing the season with a 2.55 ERA in 78 IP. How are things under the hood?

Year	IP	ERA/xERA	BB%/K%	xBB%	SwK	GB/LD/FB	H%/S%	HR/F	Vel	BPX
2019	166	4.02/3.54	7%/25%	7%	11.9%	54/24/22	34%/74%	20%	93.8	144
2020	56	2.25/3.85	8%/22%	8%	11.8%	53/19/28	27%/80%	5%	93.0	105
2021	166	3.04/3.47	6%/24%	6%	11.7%	52/21/28	29%/75%	12%	93.9	136
2022	185	2.48/3.18	4%/23%	6%	12.6%	51/19/30	29%/78%	8%	93.9	149
2023	78	2.55/3.12	6%/26%	8%	12.0%	58/17/25	31%/81%	13%	93.9	164

The skills remain in great shape:

• After underachieving a tad in terms of K% in 2022 (27% xK%), his 2023 K% was a new personal best.
• His BB% ranked in the 87th...

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