Royals lead the majors in ERA
Okay, so ERA is a somewhat flawed statistic, but KC does also lead the majors in WHIP at 1.19, are 5th in walks allowed, and 4th in strikeouts. Those are very encouraging numbers.
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it's still cool
Even if ERA has problems as a stat for individuals, it’s not terrible as a team stat, given the involvement of defense. Yes, there are luck elements, too, but that’s a good sign for the Royals run prevention in general so far.
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by devil_fingers on Apr 28, 2009 8:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
First in FIP too (3.63)
which is what you get with lots of strikeouts, not many walks, and generally keeping the ball in the park. The team HR/FB ratio is 9.4% which is a little low, but not completely unreasonable given the K suppresses HRs a bit. The Royals are also second in GB% at 47.3%.
by Gopherballs on Apr 28, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
all you need is pitching to win
just look at the blue jays last year
all credit to dayton
by royalsreview on Apr 29, 2009 1:01 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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