RELIEVERS: The White Sox and ERA, xERA and pxERA
Jul 1 2014
This week, we start with a look at how actual ERA and expected ERA (xERA) interact at the halfway point in the season, along with where projected expected ERA (pxERA) fits in. One interesting place to do this is the Chicago White Sox pen:
IP ERA xERA pxERA
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Belisario 37.0 5.35 3.26 3.47
Guerra 13.7 2.63 3.58 4.56
Putnam 29.0 2.17 3.24 4.01
Petricka 42.7 2.11 3.75 4.24
D.Webb 35.3 3.31 4.97 4.30The White Sox are having a hard time with their pen, and the focus is all on Ronald Belisario (RHP, CHW) who is the miscast, groundballing, not-enough-strikeouts deposed closer. Belisario has a 5.35 actual ERA,...
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