In his career so far he’s played 106 games and already has wracked up 4.1 fWAR. If he can sustain his numbers he’ll probably end up as a top 10-20 player by fWAR. If Murakami and Vargas can sustain their numbers the White Sox will have one of the most productive infields in baseball.
I have an m0w0 Anby without trigger. Will Orphie give her a large boost even without her sig?
In 2025 the Marlins had an 8.2 BB% and a 20.9 K%. In 2026 the Marlins have a 10.0 BB% and a 23.1 K%. Their xFIP- remains unchanged so far at 104 and their SIERA is down from 4.18 to 4.02.
Individual players stick out as potentially struggling due to reduced FB usage. Andrew Nardi has seen a spike in BB% and a reduction in K%. Calvin Faucher has a higher K% but a much higher BB%.
Some players seem to have taken well to this. Pete Fairbanks has much higher K% and lower BB%. Chris Paddack has boosted his K% while keeping his BB% unchanged.
This new approach seems to not have had much of an impact so far, good or bad. Also I understand that RP stats aren’t reliable at this point but I found it important to look into since they all have struggled with walks.