Early buy low targets, 2025

Surface stats like ERA can be misleading, especially at this time of the year, as they can mask strong underlying skills that are likely to result in ERA improvement in the future.

These have been the most skilled starting pitchers among those with a 4.00+ ERA:

NameLgK%BB%K-BB%GB%SwK%Ball%EV BPV
Cole RagansAL38%8%30%39%15.6%34%88.5 198 
Max MeyerNL27%8%19%54%13.3%36%93.1 132 
Jack FlahertyAL29%8%21%38%12.7%37%90.4 131 
Ben BrownNL26%7%18%43%11.2%34%91.3 127 
Dylan CeaseNL29%9%20%37%15.5%37%88.5 122 
Will WarrenAL28%10%18%45%9.6%40%93.2 120 
Sonny GrayNL25%6%19%35%11.4%34%89.4 119 
Hayden WesneskiAL22%5%18%38%10.0%34%89.7 117 
Justin SteeleNL23%5%17%42%8.9%30%92.0 116 
Aaron NolaNL24%7%16%45%11.2%34%89.7 114 
Kyle FreelandNL17%4%

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