I'm having a hard time understanding how to take into account high FIP pitchers like Jon Lester or Edwin Jackson that tend to perform well/win. Usually when I see a pitcher like this, I assume they're contact pitchers.
Are pitchers like these benefit from exceptional fielding? (I believe Jackson is for instance)
Generally speaking, I tend to bet on Jackson, and generally it works out well for me. Lester had a couple bad games after the all star break but has had a couple quality starts since then.
Are pitchers like this just unordinary lucky? Can you look at stats like BABIP (over a period of time) to see if the results are fluky?
How do you guys make sense of them?
Are pitchers like these benefit from exceptional fielding? (I believe Jackson is for instance)
Generally speaking, I tend to bet on Jackson, and generally it works out well for me. Lester had a couple bad games after the all star break but has had a couple quality starts since then.
Are pitchers like this just unordinary lucky? Can you look at stats like BABIP (over a period of time) to see if the results are fluky?
How do you guys make sense of them?