The best rotation right now is Boston because of their depth.
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Win Probability Added.
Nice stat, its not perfect or predictive, but it tells what kind of positive or negative impact each player has on their team's probability of winning. In the numbers I posted the WPA is cumulative for their starting rotation for the entire season. The A's WPA for their starting pitching is pretty impressive so far.
To go into it a little further, here's a fangraph of the BoSox/Tigers game yesterday. At the start of the game each team has 50% chance of winning. Each play has a positive or negative impact for the team and either increases or decreases the odds of winning.
<img src=http://www.fangraphs.com/tgraphs/20070706_RedSox_Tigers_0.png>
Tavarez was terrible yesterday and had a WPA for the game of -.319. Meaning his pitching lowered Boston's odds of winning the game by nearly 32%.
<a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/wins.aspx?date=2007-07-06&team=Tigers&dh=0&season=2007">Game Graph for Bos/Det game</a>Member of The OS Baseball Rocket Scientists AssociationComment
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Starting rotation, IMO it's San Diego and everyone else.
The elite of "everyone else" would probably be Boston (when Schilling is healthy), Detroit, Oakland, and MAYBE the Angels. The Angels are sort of puzzling. Lackey, Weaver and Escobar have been great...Santana's been good at home, and Colon...well, yeah.Comment
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I kinda figured Boston would be up there. Also, I haven't seen many games with the Braves this year but they use to have a rotation that(IMO) was a tough one to break down and had an excellent rotation. It's good to see Smoltz is still on the mound . That guy has been around along time and I have to give him credit for being a class act and still in the game.ByurrulzIdon'tfollowComment
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Not to be a Homer but I'd like to think that the Giants have a decent rotation. If they only had more run support....that's the story of the Giants. :y4:NBA 2K11 My Player: 6'11 Athletic Center/PF 58ovr Rockets
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Athletics
32-25, 3.25 ERA, 85 GS, 3 CG, 1 SHO, 525.2 IP, 478 H, 43 HRA, 190 ER, 176 BB, 337 K, 1.24 WHIP, 7.84 WPA
Red Sox
44-26, 4.04 ERA, 84 GS, 2 CG, 1 SHO, 519.2 IP, 511 H, 51 HRA, 233 ER, 163 BB, 409 K, 1.30 WHIP, 3.12 WPA
Oakland's staff is better to this point in the season. And I'll see your healthy Curt Schilling and raise with a healthy Rich Harden (if there is such a thing).Comment
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Everyone in the NL West suffers from run support. Everyone on the Padres rotation has been plagued by it. They get a quality start out there and still lose (Jake Peavy's recent outing of 7 IP and 3 ER... a decent offense could at least get him a no decision).Comment
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1. Padres
2. A's
3. Red Sox
4. Angels
5. Tigers
That's how I have it right now.Comment
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That would be the Twins. Who knows how Liriano will do after the surgery, but he should go back close to his old form. Then add in Garza, who looked great in his first start of the year on Friday, there is no reason to not believe they will be a great 1-2 combo, after Santanan is done, which is a long way from now.Comment
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The Tigers are tops. Verlander is an All-Star with a no hitter to his credit this season. Bonderman, with any run support in his first 4 starts, would be 13-1 right now, and should be on the All Star team. Kenny Rogers is back, and pitching well. Andrew Miller is a stud in training, and will only get better. Nate Robertson is the 5th starter, and has struggled, but likely will turn it around.
As for depth, Chad Durbin was argueably the teams third best starter in the first half, and he was moved to the bullpen. Zach Miner can also start.
It would be hard to find a 1-2 combo better than Verlander/Bonderman right now.
Also would be hard pressed to find another team with better tallent in the minors.Comment
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