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Trevor Rogers 2023 Player Outlook: Looking For A Rebound Season
2 years agoAfter a reasonably productive debut campaign in 2020 and a breakout season in 2021, Miami Marlins starting pitcher Trevor Rogers struggled mightily on the mound last year. He made 23 starts and logged 107 innings of work for the National League East franchise while pitching to a 5.47 ERA, a 4.36 FIP, 106 strikeouts, and 45 walks. Perhaps most notably, he surrendered 15 home runs in those 107 innings after giving up just six home runs total in 133 innings during the 2021 season, a season in which he earned All-Star honors and finished second in Rookie of the Year voting in the National League. Getting better results from his four-seam fastball might be key for Rogers. Opposing batters hit just .222 with a .305 xwOBA and a pair of home runs against the offering in that 2021 campaign. However, those numbers spiked considerably in 2022. Hitters produced a .312 average, a .401 xwOBA, and 11 home runs against the left-hander's four-seamer in 2022. Elsewhere, the 25-year-old logged just four pitcher wins in 2022, though that may partly have been due to the Marlins' struggling lineup.
