Max Fried broke into the starting rotation in full in 2019, with an up and down season. Despite the highs and lows of his season, he was a productive player, pitching 165.2 innings on a 4.02 ERA and posting a good 3 WAR season. Looking at his other stats paints a picture of a player due for some positive regression, as Fried had a FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching) of 3.72 and an xFIP of 3.32. On top of these numbers, he put up a highly impressive 9.4K/9 and lowered his walk rate to a solid 2.
What Max Fried needs to do to have a breakout 2020 season
