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I'm curious how all of the OF assists affect pitcher performance. There has been plenty of talk...

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I'm curious how all of the OF assists affect pitcher performance. There has been plenty of talk about pitching luck, particularly with our own rotation, that got me to wonder if their luck hasn't already somewhat balanced out with all of the outs the opposition is making on the bases. After all, if FIP (et al) is independent from fielding, it wouldn't take into account baserunning outs, would it? A number of baserunners haven't scored on the Royals because our OF has thrown them out. How many of them should have been expected to score? Any thoughts?