FACTS/FLUKES: Bieber, Hicks, Barnes, Garver, and Pressly

Bieber breaks out... Mostly picked outside of the Top 100 in 2019 drafts, Shane Bieber (RHP, CLE) has delivered in 21 GS. Through 133 IP, his ten wins, 166 strikeouts, 3.44 ERA, and 0.99 WHIP have led to a $22 R$. What do his skills say about his breakout season?

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl   Dom  Cmd  FpK  SwK    G/L/F    H%  S% hr/f  BPV 
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ====  ===  ===  ===  ========  === === ====  === 
2017^  54  2.99  4.11  0.9   7.0  8.0  N/A  N/A     N/A     36  77  N/A  194
2018  115  4.55  3.55  1.8   9.3  5.1  66%  12%  47/22/31   36  68  12%  143
2019  133  3.44  3.16  2.0  11.2  5.7  63%  15%  44/21/35   29  70  15%  171
^Double-A MLEs

His elite skills (171 BPV) back his breakout: 

  • The right-hander is ramping up...

Almost!

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