(04-18-2018 11:43 AM)stever20 Wrote:  

(04-18-2018 11:35 AM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  

(04-18-2018 11:33 AM)stever20 Wrote:  the other thing with the Dodgers is their pen is having to throw a lot of innings. 4 extra inning games so far this year in 16 games total. 68 innings already(4.25 per game)- or on pace for 688.5 innings. Last year for the entire year, the Dodgers pen worked 559.2 innings. They've thrown 11.2 more bullpen innings than the D'backs- in the same number of team games. And it's not like the Dodgers starters are below average- they're actually just above average in number of innings per start- 5.45 vs 5.38.

Interesting, although I'd think a team that was supposed to have a great starting rotation would expect more innings than middle of the pack

I don't know that they were really expected to have a great rotation though. Kershaw when healthy is obviously great, but then there are a ton of questions. Rich Hill is basically a 5-6 inning pitcher- last 4 years he's averaging 5.58 innings per start. Ryu same thing since coming back from injury. Wood has been good but even he's not going 6 per start.

And they're right at where they were last year- 5.46 innings per start last year vs 5.45 this year. The difference is in the pen- 4.25 innings per game this year vs 3.45 last year.

I think many people expected a great rotation. I'd have to imagine many Dodgers had higher expectations out of the rotation. You're forgetting Wood and Maeda.