Quality control
Starting pitching.
Winning or losing in baseball always comes down to starting pitching, doesn't it?
The Wild Things had plenty of starting pitching this season -- if we're talking about the number of starting pitchers.
Washington set a franchise record by using 14 starting pitchers. That was at least two more than in any other season.
There were several reasons for the multitude of starting pitchers. Among them were injuries, ineffectiveness, several doubleheaders that caused relievers to make spot starts, etc.
Washington was leading the Frontier League in team ERA as late as June 28. But the starting pitching started to fall apart in July, during which the team ERA was 4.90. As a result, the Wild Things finished eighth in the league with a 4.06 ERA.
Of the five starters who began the season in the rotation, only two (Gary Lee and Shawn Blackwell) were there at the end. Opening day starter Shawn Smith was released in July, Shawn Sanford was traded in August and Justin Hall was 2-0 after two starts when his shoulder gave out. Don't underestimate the significance of Hall's loss on this pitching staff and team.
Because of the rotation being in a state of flux in the second half of the season, Washington's number of quality starts (at least six innings pitched with no more than three earned runs allowed) dipped in 2013.
The Wild Things had at least 50 quality starts in each of the two previous seasons. Sanford led Washington in quality starts with 11, followed by Lee (10) and Blackwell (5).
Three of the four playoff teams finished among the top 5 in the league in quality starts. The fourth playoff team (Florence) somehow made the postseason with the fewest quality starts.
2013 Quality Starts By Team
51 - Lake Erie
49 - Normal
47 - Gateway
46 - Traverse City
45 - Schaumburg
44 - Southern Illinois
43 - Rockford
43 - Windy City
40 - Washington
39 - Evansville
39 - Joliet
39 - Greys
38 - River City
28 - Florence
Winning or losing in baseball always comes down to starting pitching, doesn't it?
The Wild Things had plenty of starting pitching this season -- if we're talking about the number of starting pitchers.
Washington set a franchise record by using 14 starting pitchers. That was at least two more than in any other season.
There were several reasons for the multitude of starting pitchers. Among them were injuries, ineffectiveness, several doubleheaders that caused relievers to make spot starts, etc.
Washington was leading the Frontier League in team ERA as late as June 28. But the starting pitching started to fall apart in July, during which the team ERA was 4.90. As a result, the Wild Things finished eighth in the league with a 4.06 ERA.
Of the five starters who began the season in the rotation, only two (Gary Lee and Shawn Blackwell) were there at the end. Opening day starter Shawn Smith was released in July, Shawn Sanford was traded in August and Justin Hall was 2-0 after two starts when his shoulder gave out. Don't underestimate the significance of Hall's loss on this pitching staff and team.
Because of the rotation being in a state of flux in the second half of the season, Washington's number of quality starts (at least six innings pitched with no more than three earned runs allowed) dipped in 2013.
The Wild Things had at least 50 quality starts in each of the two previous seasons. Sanford led Washington in quality starts with 11, followed by Lee (10) and Blackwell (5).
Three of the four playoff teams finished among the top 5 in the league in quality starts. The fourth playoff team (Florence) somehow made the postseason with the fewest quality starts.
2013 Quality Starts By Team
51 - Lake Erie
49 - Normal
47 - Gateway
46 - Traverse City
45 - Schaumburg
44 - Southern Illinois
43 - Rockford
43 - Windy City
40 - Washington
39 - Evansville
39 - Joliet
39 - Greys
38 - River City
28 - Florence
posted by Chris Dugan at
9:09 AM
1 Comments:
Florence has a quality manager.
Washington has not had a quality manager since their first two managers.
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