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WPK Player Spotlight: Jonathan Edwards (update)
Earlier in the season I reported on the surprising start to Pittsburgh Roadrunners starting pitcher Jonathan "Wild Man" Edwards rookie season.
Now that the season is nearly over I thought it might be good to take a look at how things have gone for Edwards since we last looked in on him.
And the short answer is- quite well, indeed, thank you.
While Edwards record is an unimpressive 13-11 this is largely a product of pitching for a last place team. He is second in the SJL in ERA and is sixth in rWAR (5.1). He has a fine FIP (2.88) and a FIP- of 97. His BABIP is not that much lower than the league BABIP (.262 to .273) and opponents are only hitting .230 against him (okay, admittedly the league average is just a few ticks above that at .235).
All things considered he is probably due for some reversion in 1973 but it is still an impressive rookie campaign for the unheralded 15th round draft pick, and he has been a bright spot for a very bad team.
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