(09-17-2018 11:55 AM)stever20 Wrote:  

(09-17-2018 11:48 AM)Brookes Owl Wrote:  

(09-17-2018 11:02 AM)stever20 Wrote:  right now teams have played only about 15 games in September. Minnesota is 5-10 this month. San Francisco is 2-12.

Take Detroit. They were .400 going into September and are .500 in September(7-7). For them to have been close to where they were they would have gone either 5-9 (.357) or 6-8(.429).

And my point is pretty simple.... Teams are JUST as apt to gain 1-2 games in September as they are to lose 1-2 games. right now 8 teams are 1 game or more better in September while only 6 are 1 game or more worse.

But you've missed my point: If many teams are doing what I'm presuming, the conditions have changed and you can't compare to earlier in the season. What needs to be looked at (and I have no idea how to look this up without doing a **** ton of work) is the amount of playing time by players not on the 25 man roster.

Are you saying that guys getting called up aren't playing?

Right. Look at the Nats and Victor Robles. ONe of the top prospects. Nats have had 15 games this month, with 2 doubleheaders. Robles has only 24 pa's this month.

Also a lot of times teams will play the games vs the teams still in contention pretty much straight up. It's the games where both teams are out do you see a lot of the depth guys playing.

I think we're arguing past each other; nothing you've said here rebuts my point.