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Colorado Rockies: Mid-season ranking of the 2018 starters

By Quinn Ritzdorf

CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 30: Starting pitcher Kyle Freeland #21 of the Colorado Rockies delivers the ball against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on April 30, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs defeated the Rockies 3-2. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 30: Starting pitcher Kyle Freeland #21 of the Colorado Rockies delivers the ball against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on April 30, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs defeated the Rockies 3-2. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /
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Chad Bettis of the Colorado Rockies
DENVER, CO – JUNE 3: Chad Bettis #35 of the Colorado Rockies delivers to home plate during the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field on June 3, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) /

3. Chad Bettis

Chad Bettis has continued to pitch well following his comeback from testicular cancer. He is 5-1 with a 5.07 ERA. His ERA+ is 93.

Like most of the Rockies pitchers, Bettis struggles at home where he has a 8.75 ERA whereas his away ERA is 2.72. Also, like most of the Colorado staff, he has really struggled in the first inning. Batters are hitting Bettis at a .371 clip and his ERA in the first inning is 10.69.

Bettis is also struggling with walks. He leads the rotation this season with 36 bases on balls.

The area where Bettis excels at is ground balls. His pitch arsenal is to force as many ground balls as possible, which needs to be done in the thin air of Coors Field. He is tenth in the league with 147 ground balls.

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