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Is Burnes overvalued? … Corbin Burnes (RHP, ARI) posted the seventh best ERA (2.92) among qualified MLB pitchers in 2024. He then inked a six-year, $210 million deal with the Diamondbacks in December. How are the underlying skills?

YearIPERA/xERABB%/K%xBB%SwKGB/LD/FBH%/S%HR/FxWHIPBPX
20211672.43/2.565%/36%6%17.3%48/21/3033/756%0.95205
20222022.94/2.886%/30%8%15.7%47/19/3327/7514%1.08168
20231943.39/3.788%/26%8%12.4%44/22/3426/7213%1.26110
20241942.92/3.626%/23%7%13.3%48/17/3428/7912%1.21115

It’s a mixed bag:

  • Though his K% is trending downward, SwK% bounced back a bit and hints at some K% upside (27% xK%). 
  • His BB% and GB% rebounded from the 2023 dip. 
  • The 2024 xERA highlights the downside if negative H%/S% regression hits without any...

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