ALTERNATIVE: 2020 Strat-O-Matic pitching targets

Every year we examine pitching targets when Strat-O-Matic reveals their new ratings. These ratings utilize the previous year’s statistics, adjusted for ballpark ratings and the fielders behind the pitchers. The more offense the park allows, the worse the fielders, the more adjustments Strat makes to favor the pitcher.

Why look at Strat-O-Matic ratings?  Strat players focused on skills long before the invention of Rotisserie. Managers of Strat teams used stressed great bullpens, especially in the playoffs, decades before the major leagues.  Similarly, they prioritized on-base percentage, experimented with different lineup constructions, focused on strikeout ability and walk avoidance by pitchers, and noticed that relievers per inning...

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