Six MLB pitchers who must bounce back from a tough second half

Tyler Anderson, Colorado Rockies

Yes, every Rockies pitcher is at a disadvantage because they call Coors Field home. That wasn’t a huge deal for Anderson this year, though, as his home ERA (4.15) was nearly a full run better than his road ERA (5.02).

The 28-year-old was on his way to a career-best season off the strength of a 3.72 ERA and .305 wOBA in 113.1 first-half innings. Unfortunately, a career year became more of a meh year due to the 6.06 ERA and .357 wOBA allowed he posted after the midsummer classic.

Part of this can be blamed on the deterioration of his cutter throughout the year. During that string of solid production, Anderson threw his cutter at a 27.0% clip and owned a 1.54 pitch value on a per-100-pitch basis. He threw it more often in the second half (31.4% usage rate), but the value of the offering dropped to -1.57.