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Through 16 games
[Note: 2016 are full season stats, so significant changes for 2017 can be made if the team plays well (or bad) for significant period of time]
2016 Non-Conference SOS: 52
2017 Non-Conference SOS: 80
Commentary: To this point the schedule is slightly weaker but comparable.
2016 Win%: 21-37 (0.360)
2017 Win%: 10-6 (0.630)
Commentary: 2016 team was 5-11 at this point
2016 Pythag Win%: 43%
2017 Pythag Win%: 53%
Commentary: 2016 team underachieved by 3 games, while the 2017 team is over-achieving by 1-2 games.
Offense:
2016 RPG: 5.93
2017 RPG: 5.63
Commentary: Offense is not better this year. Scoring is down -5%, power is down -46%. Average, OBP and SLG is all down respectively -7%, -5% and -10%. Teams is striking out more, walking less. Any improvement can be tied to the pitching staff. Need to hope the hitters can find some confidence and figure out to hit their "height potential".
Pitching:
Commentary: In all metrics, the pitching is better. The improvements are double of what hitting is down. Team is ranked 146 in Team ERA. How bad were they last year? 222. But the reality that is not good enough. Pitching is better than 2016 so far, but the truth is they went from awful to mediocre.
[Note: 2016 are full season stats, so significant changes for 2017 can be made if the team plays well (or bad) for significant period of time]
2016 Non-Conference SOS: 52
2017 Non-Conference SOS: 80
Commentary: To this point the schedule is slightly weaker but comparable.
2016 Win%: 21-37 (0.360)
2017 Win%: 10-6 (0.630)
Commentary: 2016 team was 5-11 at this point
2016 Pythag Win%: 43%
2017 Pythag Win%: 53%
Commentary: 2016 team underachieved by 3 games, while the 2017 team is over-achieving by 1-2 games.
Offense:
2016 RPG: 5.93
2017 RPG: 5.63
Commentary: Offense is not better this year. Scoring is down -5%, power is down -46%. Average, OBP and SLG is all down respectively -7%, -5% and -10%. Teams is striking out more, walking less. Any improvement can be tied to the pitching staff. Need to hope the hitters can find some confidence and figure out to hit their "height potential".
Pitching:
Commentary: In all metrics, the pitching is better. The improvements are double of what hitting is down. Team is ranked 146 in Team ERA. How bad were they last year? 222. But the reality that is not good enough. Pitching is better than 2016 so far, but the truth is they went from awful to mediocre.
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