On Thursday, we looked at some hitters through the lens of Buster Posey’s preference for guys who could drive in runners when they were on base using RBI as the primary stat. Today, let’s examine starting pitchers through the lens of former agent and current San Francisco Giants advisor Jeff Berry, who had this to say about free agency — and, in particular, his client Michael Wacha’s trip through free agency — this past summer on Buster Olney’s Baseball Tonight podcast:
How does a pitcher, Buster, that’s 25-6 over the previous two season[s], who ranks in the top 45 pitchers in Major League history that have over 250 starts — he’s in the top 45 in winning percentage.