Fried, Pasquantino, Adell, Flaherty, Giménez

Can Fried replicate Bronx debut? ... Max Fried's (LHP, NYY) first season in New York yielded plenty of fantasy goodness—and a league-leading 19 wins—though a second-half slide (4.02 ERA, 1.29 WHIP) ended things on a relatively sour note. Any reason for concern?

Year	IP	ERA/xERA	WHIP/xWHIP	H%/S%	GB/LD/FB	Ball%	BB%	K%	SwK%	HR/F
2022	185.1	2.48/3.21	1.01/1.12	30%/78%	50/19/29	34%	4%	23%	12.7%	8%
2023	77.2	2.55/3.13	1.13/1.13	33%/81%	57/17/25	36%	6%	26%	11.9%	13%
2024	174.1	3.25/3.24	1.16/1.26	30%/74%	58/18/23	36%	8%	23%	10.6%	12%
2025	195	2.86/3.38	1.10/1.19	29%/76%	52/18/29	36%	6%	24%	11.9%	9%
25-2H	87	4.02/3.70	1.29/1.27	32%/70%	51/19/28	37%	8%	23%	12.4%	10%

A 2025 repeat is wishful thinking, but Fried can still be a high-floor SP2:

• While both were in decent shape, xERA and xWHIP suggest Fried...

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