[BlueBlood2]

It’s hard to judge 14th region pitchers by ERA alone. If you haven’t physically watched a pitcher pitch then you really have no clue how good or bad they were.

Some teams are better defensively , some book keepers don’t know a hit from an error. This all eventually affects the ERA. The most solid stat you can by is strikeouts & walks and this should be judged by the level of competition you pitched against. That’s why I like seeing a pitcher in person.

When I watch a pitcher , I like to watch his body language. Does he embrace big moments ? Does giving up hits , walks , or home runs affect him ? Can he hold base runners ? How many pitches does he have in his arsenal , can he throw them all for strikes ? Does he have good velocity? Does his pitches have good movement ?

Theres way more to the story than ERA !

Good comment here!
I love the comment about book keepers lol, I seen this all too well.

Only thing I disagree with is how many pitches he has. I feel like all great pitchers have 2-3 pitches that they can throw no matter what the count is and can locate those 2-3 pitches anywhere they want too. I would much rather have a pitcher that has a fastball and curveball but can locate it anywhere and throw both of them no matter what the count is than a pitcher who has 4-5 different pitches.