2015 stats: 139.1ip, 9-6, 3.75 ERA, 139 Ks and a 1.44 WHIP. That WHIP is a killer.
K/9 of 9 but a BB/9 of 4.6. In percentages that's 22.9% K rate and 11.7% bb Rate. His FIP was 3.87 and xFIP was 4.03. Good groundball rate, which is important in The Cell... 46.8% GB, 23.4% LD, and 29.8% FB.
Maybe got a little lucky with a 75% strand rate or a little unlucky with a .315 BABIP.
Steamer has him down for 180 innings, 9.4 K/9, 4.2 BB/9, and a 4.03 ERA with a more tolerable 1.35 WHIP.
Do you want to take the WHIP hit to get those tasty, tasty Ks?
By half... 66.1 innings, 41 walks and 68 Ks in the first half. In the 2nd half, 73 innings, 71 Ks, and only 30 walks. Also a better BABIP.
If you squint, you can see him building on a strong finish and going 190 innings, 3.60 ERA and 1.25 WHIP with 200 Ks. If he got really lucky with the BABIP, maybe even more than that.
If the White Sox sign Cespedes and get Avisail Garcia (-13.8 fielding runs) out of the outfield... that would help.
I think there's something here if people are too terrified of the WHIP.
K/9 of 9 but a BB/9 of 4.6. In percentages that's 22.9% K rate and 11.7% bb Rate. His FIP was 3.87 and xFIP was 4.03. Good groundball rate, which is important in The Cell... 46.8% GB, 23.4% LD, and 29.8% FB.
Maybe got a little lucky with a 75% strand rate or a little unlucky with a .315 BABIP.
Steamer has him down for 180 innings, 9.4 K/9, 4.2 BB/9, and a 4.03 ERA with a more tolerable 1.35 WHIP.
Do you want to take the WHIP hit to get those tasty, tasty Ks?
By half... 66.1 innings, 41 walks and 68 Ks in the first half. In the 2nd half, 73 innings, 71 Ks, and only 30 walks. Also a better BABIP.
If you squint, you can see him building on a strong finish and going 190 innings, 3.60 ERA and 1.25 WHIP with 200 Ks. If he got really lucky with the BABIP, maybe even more than that.
If the White Sox sign Cespedes and get Avisail Garcia (-13.8 fielding runs) out of the outfield... that would help.
I think there's something here if people are too terrified of the WHIP.
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