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Solving Marcus Stroman’s Woes with Runners On

Marcus Stroman has pitched parts of three seasons in his major league career, and one of the more interesting peculiarities to develop is his worse-than-expected run prevention ability. The fielding-independent metrics love him: over those three seasons, his 3.36 FIP ranks 25th among 127 starting pitchers to throw at least 300 innings, while his xFIP […]

MLB: Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays

Not Those Guys Again: Rays Series Preview

Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays September 12 – 14 Written by Elie Waitzer and Greg Wisniewski The Tampa Bay rays have 82 losses already, guaranteeing them a losing season, and it’s only the 12th of September. This looks especially bad, since the rest of the division has no more than 66 losses apiece. Truly, the Rays are the […]