Brewers ace Corbin Burnes has put up one of the best seasons in terms of FIP that baseball has seen. But what is FIP?
Defining FIP, and is Brewers ace Corbin Burnes on the cusp of History?
Explaining FIP (shortened for Fielding Independent Pitching) to a non-baseball fan can be a fun exercise in one’s ability to lose friends and to baseball fan friends a way to make enemies rather quickly.
If we are going to go down this route bear with me as I define it for you, and also explain how Corbin Burnes is a one-man band of FIP awesomeness.