Somehow Cy-Less Phillie Zack Wheeler Yet Again Is NL Frontrunner
The post Somehow Cy-Less Phillie Zack Wheeler Yet Again Is NL Frontrunner appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler looks in before the pitch during the third inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. We’re over two-thirds of the way through the regular season, so it’s time to take my first looks at the Cy Young and MVP races in both leagues. The AL Cy Young race was examined yesterday – today it’s the NL’s turn. If you’re new to my work, I take a slightly different approach to evaluation of current season performance. It’s a purely analytical approach, and relies on batted ball data. I simply take every batted ball allowed by each ERA-qualifying pitcher, and calculate the damage they “should have” allowed based on their exit speed/launch angle mix. That’s expressed by their Adjusted Contact Score – 100 equals league average, the lower the number the better. I then add back the Ks and BBs to determine each pitcher’s “Tru” ERA-, and then spread it across their innings bulk to determine their “Tru” Pitching Runs Above Average (TPRAA). While using replacement level as a baseline typically makes sense when doing most kinds of player evaluation, I find league average to be quite useful in evaluating elite performance, i.e., for award voting, Hall of Fame-worthiness, etc.. The Giants’ Logan Webb is considered a viable contender by many this season. He stands just outside the Top Ten according to my method through July 31, with 9.1 “Tru” Pitching Runs Above Average (TPRAA). He has traditionally been valued less by my method – though he is a huge grounder generator, he has typically rated as a below average contact manager due to relatively authoritative contact allowed. His durability is a huge asset, and he has…
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Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler looks in before the pitch during the third inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. We’re over two-thirds of the way through the regular season, so it’s time to take my first looks at the Cy Young and MVP races in both leagues. The AL Cy Young race was examined yesterday – today it’s the NL’s turn. If you’re new to my work, I take a slightly different approach to evaluation of current season performance. It’s a purely analytical approach, and relies on batted ball data. I simply take every batted ball allowed by each ERA-qualifying pitcher, and calculate the damage they “should have” allowed based on their exit speed/launch angle mix. That’s expressed by their Adjusted Contact Score – 100 equals league average, the lower the number the better. I then add back the Ks and BBs to determine each pitcher’s “Tru” ERA-, and then spread it across their innings bulk to determine their “Tru” Pitching Runs Above Average (TPRAA). While using replacement level as a baseline typically makes sense when doing most kinds of player evaluation, I find league average to be quite useful in evaluating elite performance, i.e., for award voting, Hall of Fame-worthiness, etc.. The Giants’ Logan Webb is considered a viable contender by many this season. He stands just outside the Top Ten according to my method through July 31, with 9.1 “Tru” Pitching Runs Above Average (TPRAA). He has traditionally been valued less by my method – though he is a huge grounder generator, he has typically rated as a below average contact manager due to relatively authoritative contact allowed. His durability is a huge asset, and he has…
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