Of all player profiles, Chris Archer's has to be the most bizarre. His raw stuff and strikeout totals suggest an ace, yet his ERA never seems to match up with metrics such as xFIP. Analysts like to say that he's consistently hit hard, but his career BABIP and HR/FB align almost perfectly with the league average. What is going on?
This column has tackled this question before, deciding that Brls/BBE is a useless stat for pitchers in the process. This time, we'll look at Statcast's xBA and xSLG [...]
Champ or Chump: Joey Wendle and Chris Archer rotoballer.comMon 8/20/18 3:45 AM