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Gerrit Cole Does Not Really Need Chris Stewart

Gerrit Cole possess a lifetime 3.22 ERA, 3.04 FIP (what pitchers can control), 86 ERA-, and 80 FIP-, the last two accounting for league and park adjustments. Since 2015, Gerrit Cole ranks 10th in FIP- at 78, he is tied with David Price and Corey Kluber, and is one percent better that Carlos Carrasco, who ranks 11th. Cole’s ERA-, 78, is similar to his FIP-, and he ranks 13th among the 84 qualified since 2015, tied with Carlos Martinez, and one percent worst than Chris Sale.