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Originally Posted by Trebro
Oh no, are we seeing the first signs of potential retirement?
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(stands on a chair under the light fixture in the office, holding a knotted rope) Huh?
Not bloody quite.
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A few numbers on Randy Farley before I head for today's shift in the mind mill:
1998: 31 G, 31 GS, 197.1 IP, 12-6, 3.10 ERA, 75 BB, 125 K, 1.26 WHIP, .269 BABIP, 3.84 FIP
1999: 33 G, 32 GS, 218.2 IP, 13-13, 2.80 ERA, 71 BB, 135 K, 1.16 WHIP, .267 BABIP, 3.57 FIP
2000: 33 G, 33 GS, 203.0 IP, 14-11, 3.59 ERA, 74 BB, 139 K, 1.42 WHIP, .320 BABIP, 3.51 FIP
2001: 6 G, 6 GS, 32.2 IP, 0-4, 7.71 ERA, 18 BB, 26 K, 1.96 WHIP, .394 BABIP, 4.36 FIP
Career: 103 G, 102 GS, 651.2 IP, 39-34, 3.38 ERA, 238 BB, 425 K, 1.31 WHIP, .292 BABIP
Now, I wouldn't give too much on the actual FIP values (rather on their relative progression), because the ABL's run environment is strange, to say the least, but I am keying on the BABIP. It is almost .400! In his last start he gave up 11 singles, how is that even possible... Then add a slight, but noticeable walk issue. Yet, the K's are not down.
All the numbers indicate that he's not a high-2 ERA pitcher, but rather a low-3 ERA pitcher (3.10 to 3.30 maybe?), but I am tempted to put his infernal April mostly on ROTTEN, ROTTEN, ROTTEN luck. Very Saito-esque, if you will buy into that.