Sabermetrics: Magnum Start Value, Cy Young Controversy and Combimetrics

BALTIMORE, MD - SEPTEMBER 19: Starting pitcher Rick Porcello
BALTIMORE, MD - SEPTEMBER 19: Starting pitcher Rick Porcello
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BOSTON, MA – APRIL 20: Rick Porcello
BOSTON, MA – APRIL 20: Rick Porcello

This study only shows outings where the pitcher qualifies for a Magnum Start

April 2016

Rick Porcello

4/30 vs New York Yankees: 7 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 0 ER: 2.5 (W, Red Sox win 8-0)

Justin Verlander

4/22 vs Cleveland Indians: 7 IP, 4 H, 2 BB’s, 2 ER: 2.5 (L, Tigers lose 2-1)

Corey Kluber

4/23 @ Detroit Tigers: 8 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 ER: 5.5 (W, Indians win 10-1)

4/29 @ Philadelphia Phillies: 7 IP, 5 H, 0 BB, 2 ER, 3.0 (ND, Indians lose 4-3)

As the first month of the season came to a conclusion, Kluber had the most dominant outings of the three. With a Monthly Magnum Total (MMT) of 8.5 after April, it meant he produced a reasonable 1.7 Monthly Magnum Average (MMA).

On the flip side neither Verlander nor Porcello scored higher than a 2.5, not to mention they only did so once. That means their MMT is 2.5, and their MMA checked in at 0.5. Not exactly elite by any standards.

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