greg775 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Tommy Pham is 3-for-32 over several games for St. Looie. Fedde pitched well today in a victory. Do you think Fedde has 5 years left in him? Is Pham going the Abreu route? Release him soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Erick Fedde, RHP, Cardinals Projected: 1.4 fWAR, 4.86 ERA Actual: 2.7 fWAR, 3.39 ERA In March, Fedde was a former first-round pick with a career 5.41 ERA who had just returned from a successful KBO season (20-6, 2.00 ERA, 0.95 WHIP.) What was going to come of his shot-in-the-dark two-year deal with the White Sox was a complete question mark. He returned to MLB critically having swapped his curveball, against which he allowed a .504 slugging percentage in 2022, for a sweeper (.148 BA, .296 SLG entering Monday), and with a newfound ability to limit his baserunners. 2017-22 vs. 2024 Hard-hit rate: 42.5% -> 36.2% WHIP: 1.52 -> 1.18 BB/9: 3.8 -> 2.6 Despite ZiPS overshooting his actual K/9 rate, projecting 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings (he's at 7.7), Fedde's proven to be one of the best chances any team took last offseason. Players that improved the most over 2023/projection models... MLB.comhttps://www.mlb.com/news/players-beating-2024-expectations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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