F/F SPOTLIGHT: Joe Musgrove
May 27 2020
"Can Joe Musgrove (RHP, PIT) reach new heights?"
The question was posed in Greg Pyron's always-excellent Facts/Flukes column on the 27-year-old back in January. Musgrove was a popular "sleeper" in spring drafts, and for good reason. He's one of just 21 starting pitchers (min. 100 IP) with a 115+ BPV in each of the last two seasons. And he's the only one of those 21 arms not to post a sub-4.00 ERA either year.
Rather than re-hash Greg's analysis here—we recommend reading it as a primer—we'll use three of his key findings as jumping-off points to further understand the root cause of Musgrove's skills/stats divide. Our traditional F/F table helps level-set where Musgrove stands:
Year IP ERA/xERA Ctl Dom Cmd FpK/SwK Ball% Vel ...
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