STARTERS: Early sell-high targets 2016

After our early-season focus on buying opportunities, let's take a look at some guys who are overperforming their base skills.

First, these SP have the largest ERA vs. expected ERA (xERA) variances, meaning their shiny surface stats haven't been accompanied with much skill support:

  • ERA vs. xERA*
    
    Name                 League  ERA   xERA  Diff
    ===================  ======  ====  ====  =====
    Zimmermann, Jordan       NL  1.10  4.15  +3.05
    Wright, Steven           AL  1.52  3.65  +2.13
    Hammel, Jason            NL  1.85  3.96  +2.11
    Latos, Mat               AL  2.62  4.58  +1.96
    Quintana, Jose           AL  1.38  3.21  +1.83
    Hernandez, Felix         AL  2.27  4.08  +1.81
    Arrieta, Jake            NL  1.13  2.92  +1.79
    Gonzalez, Gio          ...

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