IN FOCUS: Team ERA, FIP, OPS, Soto, Diaz

 

Thomas Nestico      @TJStats

Starters ERA vs Bullpen ERA

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These graphs are important because they remind the fan base just how great this team is pitching this season, be it as starters or out of the pen. They simply are one of the top squads in the game right now.

 

 Team FIP vs ERA

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 FIP stands for Fielding Independent Pitching. It measues a pitcher's effectiveness based on outcomes they directly control... strikeouts, walks, hit-by-pitches, and home runs. It strips away the impact of fielding and luck, focusing purely on a pitcher's performance.

For you nerds, that's:  (13 x HR) + (3 x (BB + HBP) - (2 x K) / IP + C

The formula  was either created by Elon Musk or a lifetime live-in at Creedmore.

A FIP of 3.00 is excellent. 5.00+ is fop.

 Team ERA vs OPS

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Just another great example of where this team's pitching staff ranks this season. You can see why the Rockies and White Sox suck so much this year.

 

Team ERA

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 Another wow graph.

 Most "Unlucky" Batters

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 This one is for all you Soto haters out there. The dude is just not hitting it badly. It just is finding too many gloves. The excellent exit velocity will eventually work in his favor. Trust me here.

 Mets Analytics        @MetsAnalytics

Cue the trumpets. Not only has Edwin Díaz retired his last 30 batters, he’s been elite-of-the-elite over the course of the season!

 Leads MLB in xBA

Avoiding hard contact, but even more so hard air contact

Missing bats at a high enough rate to work around walks

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Rumor has it that Diaz's agent office put this graph together.