Phillies: Deadline’s X factors for 4 NL Wild Card teams

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This review is not a sabermetrics article, which means no heavy statistical analysis. But because some readers rely on stats, this is only a reference: no reason to articulate the importance of these numbers.

* Left-handed hurler

Pitching stats for 2019 through Aug. 7:

*Smyly, 30:

• Total: 16 Gms. (4 relief), 69 1/3 Inn., 2-6, a 7.01 ERA, a 6.57 FIP, a 5.49 xFIP, a 5.07 SIERA, a -0 .2 fWAR and a 1.64 WHIP.
  Phillies: 3 Gms., 18 Inn., 1-1, a 3.00 ERA and a 0.89 WHIP.

*Vargas, 36.5:

• Total: 21 Gms. (1 relief), 105 2/3 Inn., 6-6, a 4.09 ERA, a 4.66 FIP, a 5.07 xFIP, a 5.01 SIERA, a 1.3 fWAR and a 1.26 WHIP.
  Phillies: 2 Gms., 11 1/3 Inn., 0-1, a 4.76 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP.

Lyles, 28.5:

• Total: 19 Gms. 92 1/3 Inn., 7-7, a 4.97 ERA, a 4.92 FIP, a 4.50 xFIP, a 4.56 SIERA, a 0.8 fWAR and a 1.41 WHIP.
  Brewers: 2 Gm., 10 Inn., 2-0, a 1.80 ERA and a 0.90 WHIP.

Parker, 34:

• Total: 41 Gms., 41 1/3 Inn., a 4.57 ERA, 10 Saves, 9 Holds, a 5.32 FIP, a 4.40 xFIP, a 4.15 SIERA, a -0.2 fWAR and a 1.35 WHIP.
  Phillies: 4 Gms., 5 Inn., a 7.20 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP.

Morin, 28:

• Total: 29 Gms., 31 Inn., a 3.77 ERA, 1 Save, 1 Hold, a 4.22 FIP, a 4.79 xFIP, a 4.52 SIERA, a 0.2 fWAR and a 0.97 WHIP.
  Phillies: 6 Gms., 8 1/3 Inn., a 5.40 ERA and a 0.96 WHIP.

Hudson, 32.5:

• Total: 50 Gms. (1 start), 51 Inn., a 3.00 ERA, 2 Saves, 9 Holds, a 4.04 FIP, a 5.17 xFIP, a 4.42 SIERA, a 0.5 fWAR and a 1.22 WHIP.
  Nationals: 4 Gms., 3 Inn., a 3.00 ERA, 1 Save and a 0.33 WHIP.

Strickland, almost 31:

• Total: 7 Gms., 6 1/3 Inn., a 5.68 ERA, 2 Saves, 2 Holds, a 4.64 FIP, a 6.01 xFIP, a 4.50 SIERA, a 0.0 fWAR and a 0.79 WHIP.
  Nationals: 3 Gms., 3 Inn., a 3.00 ERA, 2 Holds and a 1.00 WHIP.

*Elias, 31:

• Total:  45 Gms., 47 2/3 Inn., a 3.59 ERA, 14 Saves, 2 Holds, a 4.60 FIP, a 4.66 xFIP, a 4.29 SIERA, a 0.2 fWAR and a 1.22 WHIP.
  Nationals: 1 Gm., 0 2/3 Inn., a 0.00 ERA, 1 Hold and a 0.00 WHIP.

Hitting stats for 2019 through Aug. 7:

Dickerson, 30:

• Total: 49 Gms., 143 AB, a .315 Avg., a .367 OBP, a .566 SLG, a .259 ISO, a .352 BABIP, 6 HR, 29 RBI, a .934 OPS and a 0.9 fWAR.
  Phillies: 5 Gms., 16 AB, a .313 Avg., a .313 OBP, a .688 SLG, 2 HR, 5 RBI and a 1.000 OPS.

Castellanos, 27.5:

• Total: 107 Gms., 469 PA, a .280 Avg., a .333 OBP, a .477 SLG, a .197 ISO, a .339 BABIP, 12 HR, 40 RBI, an .810 OPS and a 1.1 fWAR.
  Cubs: 7 Gms., 29 AB, a .379 Avg., a .400 OBP, a .690 SLG, 1 HR, 3 RBI and a 1.090 OPS.

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