It’s hard to ring alarm bells when looking at Josh Hader’s (LHP, MIL) season-long line, highlighted by raw stats like a 2.77 ERA, 0.80 WHIP, and 102 strikeouts across 55.1 innings. However, he’s allowed at least one earned run in four of his last five appearances, resulting in five earned runs across 4.2 innings and two blown saves in four chances.
At first glance, workload doesn’t appear to be the issue. Hader has worked only 55.1 innings as compared to 81.1 last season. On the other hand, his usage paints a different story. Notably, Hader has already nearly matched his inherited runners total from last season (currently 22 versus 23 in 2018). While his 1.31 Leverage Index in 2018 was already an impressive mark, that...
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