Chris Archer had an up-and-down season in 2016, as evidenced by his first- and second-half splits. Which half was the real one?
Chris Archer had a really interesting 2016 campaign.
The 28-year-old right-handed starter posted a 9-19 record and 4.02 ERA -- which gave him a career-worst 101 ERA+ (100 is league-average, the higher the better). However, despite his struggles, Archer still had an above-average FIP of 3.81 (translated to a 92 FIP-, or 8 points above the 100 average), a 3.41 xFIP (translated to an 80 xFIP-, a whopping 20 points above-average), and 3.