(04-18-2018 12:49 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(04-18-2018 12:41 PM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  

(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.

Wood for his career averages 5.92 innings per start. Maeda is a swing guy, so he's going to go deep in games typically. He for his career averages 5.24 innings per start. You know with really all of those guys their upper limit is 6 innings just about. Really don't think it's a surprise to anyone where their innings per start is right now.

I think you're missing my point. Most people have no idea how many innings per start each SP averages. Most people look at them and see a top tier rotation. Instead we know they actually don't go that many innings