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For example, they are 8th and 7th in pitching K's and BB's ... but their ERA+ is 113. The numbers are volatile, misleading, and not triangulated yet, over the first 10% of the season. There's a lot there I would agree with.
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That said, another "wild card" here is that the entire starting rotation is volatile, misleading, and not triangulated yet. The young hitters haven't found their level. The entire process of trying to triangulate who this team is, after 16 games, is dubious.
Hope your visceral reactions and PythagenMatt are wrong for once bro' :- )