Archie Bradley, Arizona Diamondbacks
Although he didn’t have a bad overall year, Archie Bradley’s 2018 was effectively ruined by a rough second half.
His 1.97 ERA prior to the All-Star break was practically identical to what he did the prior season (1.73 ERA in ’17), and he followed that with a 6.58 ERA and .366 wOBA allowed over his final 26.0 innings. Bradley’s strikeout rate actually improved as the season wore on (23.9% in the first half, 27.5% in the second half), but it was his batted-ball profile that likely did him in.
The right-hander’s hard-hit rate allowed was consistently around the 40.0% mark, but it was also accompanied by a significant drop in ground-ball rate (53.7% to 41.9%), along with subsequent increases in line-drive rate (15.7% to 20.3%) and fly-ball rate (30.6% to 37.8%).
It is worth noting that Bradley’s overall 3.22 SIERA barely changed compared to his successful 2017 campaign (3.19).
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