It would be interesting to look at 2010 and compare it -- with due recognition that any conclusions would be completely tentative because of the extremely small sample size -- with the 2011 season so far.
In particular, I mean looking at the seeming "perfect storm" of below par stats in the areas you cover.
I would expect that a full season would bring those stats significantly closer to MLB norms. However, if those same issues (to a somewhat lesser degree) surface for the 2010 season, the recent Mariners could be an indicator that the perfect storm is not the stats themselves. It could be the team, as constructed, that is producing these "unlucky" stats.
This in turn would buttress the notion that the M's are just poorly constructed offensively. The incredibly poor stats you point to would just be the lower bounds of production -- one that will persist, and be characteristic of the team, unless and until changes are made.
This could be something other than mere bad luck.
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