ERA

[Goldfan]

Cardinals starting rotation has actually been good GF

Starters staff:

4.08 ERA
#4 in NL
#10 in MLB

Innings pitched

#5 in NL
#13 in MLB

Where they lack and C. Bloom is attempting to rectify via trades & the draft is of course:

Strikeouts

#10 in NL
#23 in MLB



The problem this season (dah!) has been the bullpen

Relievers:

4.33 ERA
#9 in NL
#20 in MLB

Rock the BP could’ve been cheaply addressed this offseason. They chose not to….as I mentioned in another thread…it’ll be great one day when WINNING is the main goal for the St. Louis Cardinals….it hasn’t for quite some time.

[rockondlouie]

Cardinals starting rotation has actually been good GF

Starters staff:

4.08 ERA
#4 in NL
#10 in MLB

Innings pitched

#5 in NL
#13 in MLB

Where they lack and C. Bloom is attempting to rectify via trades & the draft is of course:

Strikeouts

#10 in NL
#23 in MLB



The problem this season (dah!) has been the bullpen

Relievers:

4.33 ERA
#9 in NL
#20 in MLB

Rock the BP could’ve been cheaply addressed this offseason. They chose not to….as I mentioned in another thread…it’ll be great one day when WINNING is the main goal for the St. Louis Cardinals….it hasn’t for quite some time.

For sure

BUT

We BOTH know that BDWJr's edict for the 2026 season was "SLASH THE PAYROLL", using this "rebuild" as cover.

I too am sick of seeing them selloff & not buy but understand "THE PLAN", hopefully that ends now that Dewitt has accomplished what he wanted (payroll slashed, his new POBO C. Bloom retooling + restocking the farm system) and once we get a new CBA.

[BrummerStealsHome]

Can someone explain how pitching is so considered so dominant in this new era of baseball with these ERA’s

Monday: Peterson (5-7, 5.97 ERA) vs. Liberatore (5-7, 5.18 ERA)

Tuesday: Rea (7-7, 4.85 ERA) vs. McGreevy (4-8, 3.07 ERA)

Wednesday: Boyd (6-1, 3.81 ERA) vs. May (5-7, 4.59 ERA)

Claims that pitching is dominant is a simplistic response to the offensive dullness of the contemporary game. Runs per game are around historical average. But what seems lifeless about the game and adds boredom is that MLB is near an all-time low on singles per game, near all-time lows in league batting average, while maintaining roughly historical average (a little above average) in walks. Baseball is scoring a {historically} disproportionate number of its runs from the home run. It is also making more of hits outs from a historically high number of strikeouts. Through the flow of a baseball games, it's baserunners that help keep things interesting, plus good defensive play to keep those runners from scoring of off base to begin with.. Waiting for the exuberance of the homerun among a series of strikeouts is dull, and it can seem like too much dominance by pitchers.

I agree it's not as much fun to watch. But how do you sell hitters on changing their approach when they are scoring as much as ever and most experts including their coaches and managers believe they would score less against today's pitching and defensive alignments if they went back to an approach of hitting more singles?

They aren't scoring more runs than ever. Scoring (4.51 rpg) is at a historical average (4.75)

When did I say offenses were scoring more than ever? Re-read what I said.

Well . . . how else does one interpret "when they are scoring as much as ever?" It is stated in the present tense, after all.

I’d suggest interpreting it by the definitions of the words. If I have as much money as you then we have the same amount of money. If I have more money than you then I have a larger total of money. Let me know if you have more questions. I have a good friend who is an elementary school English tutor, I’m sure I can get you a deal.

The problem is, then, poor communications skills on your part. Because "scoring as much as ever" is not another way to say "scoring more than someone else."

[JohnnyMO]

Can someone explain how pitching is so considered so dominant in this new era of baseball with these ERA’s

Monday: Peterson (5-7, 5.97 ERA) vs. Liberatore (5-7, 5.18 ERA)

Tuesday: Rea (7-7, 4.85 ERA) vs. McGreevy (4-8, 3.07 ERA)

Wednesday: Boyd (6-1, 3.81 ERA) vs. May (5-7, 4.59 ERA)

Claims that pitching is dominant is a simplistic response to the offensive dullness of the contemporary game. Runs per game are around historical average. But what seems lifeless about the game and adds boredom is that MLB is near an all-time low on singles per game, near all-time lows in league batting average, while maintaining roughly historical average (a little above average) in walks. Baseball is scoring a {historically} disproportionate number of its runs from the home run. It is also making more of hits outs from a historically high number of strikeouts. Through the flow of a baseball games, it's baserunners that help keep things interesting, plus good defensive play to keep those runners from scoring of off base to begin with.. Waiting for the exuberance of the homerun among a series of strikeouts is dull, and it can seem like too much dominance by pitchers.

I agree it's not as much fun to watch. But how do you sell hitters on changing their approach when they are scoring as much as ever and most experts including their coaches and managers believe they would score less against today's pitching and defensive alignments if they went back to an approach of hitting more singles?

They aren't scoring more runs than ever. Scoring (4.51 rpg) is at a historical average (4.75)

When did I say offenses were scoring more than ever? Re-read what I said.

Well . . . how else does one interpret "when they are scoring as much as ever?" It is stated in the present tense, after all.

I’d suggest interpreting it by the definitions of the words. If I have as much money as you then we have the same amount of money. If I have more money than you then I have a larger total of money. Let me know if you have more questions. I have a good friend who is an elementary school English tutor, I’m sure I can get you a deal.

The problem is, then, poor communications skills on your part. Because "scoring as much as ever" is not another way to say "scoring more than someone else."

Dude. WTH are you talking about? Offenses score roughly the same amount as they always have. I am not saying offenses score more than than they ever have. I’m saying they score the same as they ever have. I legit have no clue what is confusing to you about this.