[Caulfield]

the way wins are tracked is one stat that sorely needs reworking. or maybe wins should be scrapped entirely. maybe in some games a win shouldn't be given to an individual, maybe there should be team wins.
there should be far more criteria for a win. in a scenario like hill's, a quality start should factor in.

a pitcher could throw a perfect game through 4 innings & leave due to injury with a 9 run lead.
a long relief guy could come in for the 5th & 6th innings & give up 5 runs. then a middle relief
guy comes in in the 7th & give up a run, a setup man comes in the 8th gives up a run, the closer comes in the 9th gives up a run.
final score 9-8, closer gets a save with a possible ERA of 9. the long reliever gets the win with an ERA of over 20. the other 2 relievers might have each had an ERA of 9 also. meanwhile the starter gets an insult added to injury with no credit for being the best pitcher in the game.

wins just dont really mean diddly.
then again we don't live in a perfect world & never will. we could just leave well enough alone.
*shrugs*