[Art Deco]

Wow, I didn't even notice until now that Shane McClanahan won the AL ERA title at 3.19. He'll start Game 3 of the ALDS. Here are the final standings and leaders:



And here are the final team stats, once again we were #1 in runs scored and runs allowed, the name of the game. The OBP was a little down but we're picking nits here. Not a nit is the defense, which was bad and got worse after Wander went down for the season. The D and the 4/5 spots in the rotation were our biggest weakness this year, at least the second is somewhat ameliorated by the playoff schedule.



The final hitting stats. Not too shabby when you sport a lineup with 7 guys who had at least 3.6 WAR. And how bout that Nick Gonzales? That 5/50 BB/K ratio is a bit ghastly, making me wonder how he'll sustain a .300 BA, but he was a godsend after Wander went down. At the other end of the table is the black hole of suck that was Triston Casas and Renato Nunez. I want to believe in Casas since he plays a decent defensive 3B and has serious power but he's just not getting it done. Those two + Alec Bohm played 1B this year and while Bohm has had his moments his main contribution is hitting HRs and playing some decent D at the position since he doesn't walk or hit for average, so that could be a position to consider upgrading in the offseason.




The final pitching stats. The big 3 in the rotation each led the AL in at least one major category with Glasnow tops in wins & whiffs, McClanahan in ERA, and Manning's 4.3 WAR was best in the league. You can see how good the bullpen was here, but Mitchell White as the 4th starter is a bit scary as he had a worse WAR than Daniel Lynch, whom I can't trust, and even Christian Little who basically had a cameo. I dread the thought of White starting Game 4 at Camden Yards, for instance, but the alternatives aren't much better (Dustin May?). Christian Little might have been the secret weapon here had he not gotten hurt.