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@7express - Unfortunately, today's MLB is set up so that relief pitching is pretty much the most important aspect of the game.
I miss the four man rotation and starters working deep into games, deciding their own fate.
The Indians' new 60 million dollar man, Edwin Encarnacion, started well, but has been leaking fluids since. His current line is .199/.333/.356 and he has compiled -0.2 WAR.
Also at -0.2 WAR is Albert Pujols with his .247/.293/.386 performance.
And Andrew McCutchen has continued his mysteriously rapid decline, batting .215/.286/.386, good for 0.0 WAR
These three player are costing their clubs a combined 58 million bucks this season...and all get more expensive next year.
Dodger closer Kenley Jansen struck out all 4 hitters he faced today while notching a save (he also singled for good measure). That puts him at 32 strikeouts this season with 0 walks.
The record for most strikeouts to begin a season without a walk is 35 by Adam Wainwright in 2013.
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Jansen hasn't pitched since your above post. He is really lighting up the three true outcomes scoreboard so far. He hasn't walked anyone, he hasn't given up any home runs, and two out of every three outs he has gotten have been strikeouts.
The Astros are rolling once again after that tough weekend having been swept by Cleveland. They've come back nicely against Detroit and have a two-game winning streak going on now.
These are the on base averages of the lineup which Washington used yesterday in their 10-1 win:
.454
.414
.387
.384
.381
.362
.308
.270
Trea Turner batted leadoff for the team.....he's the guy with the .270 OBA.
Selective endpoints, sample size, etc
Here's the lineups OBP over the last 365 days
Harper - .374
Zimmerman - .311
Werth - .360
Murphy - .379
Rendon - .356
Weiters - .313
Taylor - .319
Turner - .338
And current projections
Harper - .419
Zimmerman - .328
Werth - .340
Murphy - .359
Rendon - .355
Weiters - .316
Taylor - .293
Turner - .332
Now, I don't think I'd have Turner leading off for the Nats on a regular basis but it's not nearly as egregious when looking at numbers that are more predictive of future performance than the year-to-date stats suggest.
Here's the lineups OBP over the last 365 days
Harper - .374
Zimmerman - .311
Werth - .360
Murphy - .379
Rendon - .356
Weiters - .313
Taylor - .319
Turner - .338
And current projections
Harper - .419
Zimmerman - .328
Werth - .340
Murphy - .359
Rendon - .355
Weiters - .316
Taylor - .293
Turner - .332
Now, I don't think I'd have Turner leading off for the Nats on a regular basis but it's not nearly as egregious when looking at numbers that are more predictive of future performance than the year-to-date stats suggest.
Do you construct your lineup on the basis of what they did last season, on what you project they will ultimately do..or on what they are actually doing at the moment? Turner may project to getting on base 33 % of the time, but so far in 2017 he is only reaching 27 % of the time. I would drop him down in the batting order until such time that he demonstrates that he is more likely to reach those projections.
What if he doesn't? Do you keep him at leadoff on the basis of "should have?"
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