Jonathan Cannon’s ugly 5.34 season ERA, marred by a three-start skid that raised it by more than a run, also carries an unfortunate statistical harmony.
His FIP is 5.24, and his xERA is exactly 5.34, which is to say that simple, publicly available analytical models don’t view his 2025 performance as quietly stronger than the surface results that got him demoted to Triple-A Charlotte on Friday. His Baseball Savant page is a troubling sea of blue, and the 93.3 mph average exit velocity opposing hitters managed against him over his last three starts is akin to Bobby Witt Jr. (93.4 mph on the season) coming to the plate all the time.
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