“Unveiling the Secret Sauce: Which Surprising Pitchers Are Defying Expectations with Game-Changing Early Stats?”
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Cincinnati is a nasty place to pitch (it’s especially friendly for home runs), but when you’re as talented as Hunter Greene, maybe it doesn’t matter. Greene has bumped up his strikeout rate and has cut his walk rate in half; while it’s always hard to trust a 1.31 ERA up front, the Statcast data suggests a still-excellent 2.08 number. Greene has legitimate Cy Young upside.
A tricky early-season schedule hasn’t held Freddy Peralta down — he’s carrying a 2.00 ERA and 0.72 WHIP despite trips to the Bronx and Colorado and a home date against the respectable Royals. Peralta’s always a strikeout ace, but that rate has bumped this year while he’s also trimmed his walk rate. Still in his 20s, the timing is right for a possible career year. Milwaukee has an elite defense behind Peralta; the Brewers won the team Gold Glove the last two seasons.
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