Craig Edwards at FanGraphs takes a closer look at what went wrong for Kyle Freeland this year leading up to his eventual demotion to Triple-A. Many have argued that Kyle’s tremendous 2018 season was somewhat of a fluke, that he could never repeat such a performance, and this year he would come back down to earth. Sure, not many would expect Freeland to repeat his 4th place Cy Young finish, but Edwards argues that what we’re seeing so far is something far more dubious than simply regression.
Using a variety of heat maps, tables, and data, Craig explains how Kyle’s issues this year aren’t based in luck, a lack thereof, or batters “figuring him out.