The phrase “seeing is believing” is very appropriate for properly properly rating starting pitchers. That’s because the final numbers often don’t reflect the dynamics of the outing. For instance, just last week Merrill Kelly gave up a line drive hit to Jordan Walker of the Cardinals that fell just inches short of the diving outfielder’s glove, bouncing to the wall. This play resulted in multiple runs coming through to score which turned his strong outing into a poor one. There are many instances of umpires, weather conditions and much more that could lead to better or worse than expected results.
That’s why watching games is an important practice for serious fantasy baseball players. Though, getting to regularly watch a variety of team’s games closely is unrealistic for many. In that case, there are key metrics that can be analyzed, like expected ERA, that can help discern true from bad or good luck. These are both data points that are consistently taken into account when rating pitchers in these weekly starting pitcher rankings.
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