STARTERS: Early sell-high targets 2016
May 15 2016
After our early-season focus on buying opportunities, let's take a look at some guys who are overperforming their base skills.
First, these SP have the largest ERA vs. expected ERA (xERA) variances, meaning their shiny surface stats haven't been accompanied with much skill support:
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ERA vs. xERA* Name League ERA xERA Diff =================== ====== ==== ==== ===== Zimmermann, Jordan NL 1.10 4.15 +3.05 Wright, Steven AL 1.52 3.65 +2.13 Hammel, Jason NL 1.85 3.96 +2.11 Latos, Mat AL 2.62 4.58 +1.96 Quintana, Jose AL 1.38 3.21 +1.83 Hernandez, Felix AL 2.27 4.08 +1.81 Arrieta, Jake NL 1.13 2.92 +1.79 Gonzalez, Gio ...
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