FACTS/FLUKES: Scherzer, Bryant, Hayes, Carrasco, Mancini

Can Scherzer post a third consecutive sub-2.50 ERA? … A pair of oblique strains (May, Sept.) shelved Max Scherzer (RHP, NYM) for 60 days and limited him to 145 IP (his lowest IP total over a full season since becoming a starter in 2009), but didn’t impact his performance as he finished 2022 with a stellar 2.29 ERA and 0.91 WHIP. Is it safe to expect continued dominance in 2023?

Year   IP   ERA/xERA   BB%/K% xBB%  SwK  GB/LD/FB  H%/S%  HR/F xHR/F xWHIP
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2018  221  2.53/3.10   6%/35%   5%  17%  34/18/48  28/78   10%  10%   0.99
2019  172  2.92/3.04   5%/35%   5%  17%  41/21/38  34/76   12%  12%   0.97
2020   67  3.74/3.86   8%/31%   7%  15%  33/27/40  38/78   14% ...

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