Moe’s World - The Baseball Podcast
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Moe’s World - The Baseball Podcast
Season 2 - Episode 33 - Updates on IMPLODING Bullpens
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In Episode 33, Season 2, today we are going to update you on our on going theme of this season…The Imploding Bullpens!
Here we are entering the final month of the season. Wow, what a train wreck this year has been for practically every teams bullpens. We started talking about this in Episode 16 in May. The trend, if you can call it that has continued and actually gotten worse.
Why? Lack of starter depth has made ALL bullpens feeling taxed this year. Let’s look back to early May to see how we have progressed.
TOP 5 Teams - Innings Per Start of Starter (IN MAY)
Kansas City Royals - 210.1 Innings per team = 5.67 Innings per starter - 3.12 ERA
Boston Red Sox - 202.2 Innings per team = 5.46 Innings per starter - 4.04 ERA
Washington Nationals - 202.0 Innings per team = 5.46 Innings per starter - 4.19 ERA
San Francisco Giants - 201.0 Innings per team = 5.43 Innings per starter - 4.12 ERA
Cincinnati Reds - 200.2 Innings per team = 5.41 Innings per starter - 3.63 ERA
BOTTOM 5 Teams - Innings Per Start of Starter (IN MAY)
Los Angeles Dodgers - 162.0 Innings per team = 4.50 Innings per starter - 3.94 ERA
Miami Marlins - 164.2 Innings per team = 4.69 Innings per starter - 6.56 ERA
Colorado Rockies - 165.1 Innings per team = 4.85 Innings per starter - 6.53 ERA
Chicago White Sox - 166.1 Innings per team = 4.61 Innings per starter - 3.79 ERA
Baltimore Orioles - 169.0 Innings per team = 4.97 Innings per starter - 5.75 ERA
TOP 5 Teams - Innings Per Start of Starter - NOW
Philadelphia Phillies - 783.1 Innings per team = 5.72 Innings per starter - 3.49 ERA
Seattle Mariners - 750.2 Innings per team = 5.48 Innings per starter - 4.04 ERA
Houston Astros - 744.2 Innings per team = 5.43 Innings per starter - 3.88 ERA
Arizona Diamondbacks - 751.1 Innings per team = 5.45 Innings per starter - 4.37 ERA
Boston Red Sox - 744.2 Innings per team = 5.39 Innings per starter - 3.87 ERA
BOTTOM 5 Teams - Innings Per Start of Starter - NOW
Chicago White Sox - 650.2 Innings per team = 4.75 Innings per starter - 4.34 ERA
Los Angeles Dodgers - 652.2 Innings per team = 4.76 Innings per starter - 4.01 ERA
Colorado Rockies - 662.2 Innings per team = 4.83 Innings per starter - 6.59 ERA
Minnesota Twins - 680.1 Innings per team = 5.00 Innings per starter - 4.48 ERA
New York Mets - 685.1 Innings per team = 5.00 Innings per starter - 3.83 ERA
WOW, look at the improvement the Phillies made. Currently leading the majors in their starters going the deepest into games. They have taken control of the division even though the bullpen is shaky. They may be vulnerable now without Zack Wheeler, as his absence could be costly.
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