STARTERS: H%, S%, hr/f anomalies 2017

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 stand the best shot at regressing over the remainder of the season.

These starting pitchers have posted the most extreme H% so far in 2017:

  • Hit Rate (H%) Outliers, 2017 YTD*
    
    Name                League  ERA   WHIP  BPV  H%
    ==================  ======  ====  ====  ===  ===
    Tillman, Chris          AL  7.90  2.14    8  40%
    Glasnow, Tyler          NL  7.45  1.91   41  38%
    Gausman, Kevin          AL  5.85  1.76   50  37%
    Colon, Bartolo          AL  8.14  1.78   54  37%
    Salazar, Danny          AL  5.50  1.59  111  37%
    Norris, Daniel       ...

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