When I see the numbers on their starting staff, their team ERA is 3.42, which is pretty good. They also have a pretty good bullpen too with Dalbec as their closer. When you add the DICE (Defense-Independent Component ERA, which doesn't involve Defense and estimates a Pitcher's ERA based on Home Runs, Walks, Hit batters, and Strikeouts, and its even more impressive with a 0.66 DICE. Their WHIP as a team is 1.20, which is above average. Their K/BB ratio is middle of the road. The K/9 ratio is 6.7, which is poor. Their BB/9 ratio is 2.9, which is average. Their BABIP (Batting average on Balls in play) is .276
As a staff, their opponent batting average is just .236. When you look at their opponents Secondary Average, its a measly .137. It gives you an idea how good they are defensively. When I look at their fielding percentage, its at .976. When you take a closer look at them defensively, more specifically, their Range Factor, which takes into account the amount of outs a player is in, which I'll get into tomorrow when I go into individual stats, their Range Factor as a team is 38.9
When you look at their Left on Base Percentage, which factors the amount of base runners a pitcher strands over the season, its at .753, which is also above average.
Simply put, this is a good defensive team we're going to be facing on Saturday Night. However, based on the numbers, we should be able to put the ball in play here and get some scoring opportunities.
Tomorrow, I'll go into the individual numbers on Arizona.
No comments:
Post a Comment