Minor league park factors are a thing.
This list cuts off behind a paywall but will give you an idea.
https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-baseball-park-factors-2023/
My personal take on these two is a bit different.
I think Jake had issues with the Orioles and was unwilling to make changes for them that he was for the Cubs.
I think Matusz wasn't willing to put in the required work to be great.
Why are you taking out that year? His team quit on him. That's relevant.
I think Buck had his hand in the O'Day extension, the Trumbo deal and the Davis deal.
I didn't love some of the player interactions.
Kim for instance.
I also didn't care for him publicly dressing down a minor league player for poor pitch selection when he never said a word about Jones and Schoop.
Hyde wouldn't take things public like that.
I'm not saying he wasn't good.
But I do think he's overrated as a manger. I told a friend who is a Mets fan that Buck wasn't the guy for the job.
And I've never heard of anyone saying "Buck sucked" that's just making stuff up.
So Skenes?
Or has he not shown enough?
I'm honestly curious who you is worth the money. If he's got to be under 27 that pretty much eliminates free agents. Skubal is 27 already so he's out.
That was all I had seen on the topic when I made the statement.
I can see why they would change the story but I can't see why they would report it incorrectly in the first place.