I think this year that we win a playoff series. Mainly because Snit can’t rest everyone for the rest of the week and let them get cold. And it’s a 3 game series.
Fuck, how many did we score in 2013? Great pitching but I swear the average number of runs they scored was bottom third.
a world series will count 100% but winning this three games shit will absolutely not count as breaking the series drought
Freddie having 3 sons and Acuna having one are the kids we need to lock down. Lake of fire for Uggla Jr though
My favorite part of the postgame was Snit going full old man and wrestling with the headset and yelling “what the hell is wrong with this thing”
I know it's espn but would someone with an espn+ account care to post this? https://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/st...king-lineups-every-potential-mlb-playoff-team
Braves 4th in NL Spoiler Way, way, way back in January, we ranked the lineups across Major League Baseball. It was a nice, little, by-the-fireplace glance. It was in preparation for a season that was just a couple of weeks from getting its sleepy start on spring training diamonds arrayed in the sunnier corners of the nation. Obviously, a lot has changed since then. There will be books written about the non-baseball changes we've seen over the past eight months, but things have changed in baseball, too. The challenge is understanding just what has changed -- and to what degree. A lot of preview material will be coming your way over the next week, as baseball launches into its first 16-team postseason tournament. Much of what you see, hear and read will discuss that playoff frenzy through the lens of what has taken place the past two months on the field. It's only natural to do so. However, amid all the uncertainty around this strange, new format -- not to mention the ongoing anxiety that accompanies the COVID-19 pandemic -- is one small analytical problem: We don't necessarily have a full understanding of what these 2020 results mean. 'What are we doing?' Reactions around MLB to permanently expanded playoffs That's a statement made about the effort to spin things forward. Certainly, in the objective sense, what is done is done. The Miami Marlins have been a better-than-.500 team, and that probably will make them a playoff entrant. Luke Voit is likely to lead the majors in homers, so he enters October as the preeminent 2020 slugger. The White Sox have a team OPS against left-handed pitching (.909 through Monday) that marks them as the most lethal hitting team against southpaws on record. All of these things happened, and even though the season was short, these and countless other numbers tell the story of the past two-plus months. Yet we know the most significant medals in the baseball race are handed out because of not the sprint but the marathon. As long ago as those projection-based lineup rankings now seem, there's a good chance that they tell us as much about what might happen in October as the numbers that have been put up in August and September. That dynamic is especially true when you consider how unwieldy the regular season has been. Seven-inning doubleheaders. Several teams running into multiday postponements because of pandemic protocol. The geography-based schedule leading every team to play just nine clubs over the course of the season. And again, it was short. Bear all of that in mind as you peruse this updated list of lineup rankings, this time broken out between the leagues and including only teams that currently carry at least a 50-50 chance at the playoff bracket, including those that have already clinched. The American League bracket is just about set, while there are several teams vying for the bottom of the National League's seeding ladder. We've done our best to update the preseason forecasts with 2020 results to generate a snapshot of each player's right-now forecast and, in turn, each team's lineup. The lineup configurations are based on recent player usage and injury news, though that's a moving target. For instance, while the oblique injury suffered by the Cubs' Kris Bryant is potentially a big factor in the playoff outlook of his club, based on what we know right now, he remains part of Chicago's projection. The picture changes every day. Team lineups are ranked according to their updated forecasts for runs created per 600 plate appearances, as they were back in January. The figures were tabulated using a blend of each team's base lineups against both righties and lefties. National League 1. Los Angeles Dodgers (108.7 RC600) Probable regulars: 1. Mookie Betts (R), 2. Corey Seager (L), 3. Justin Turner (R), 4. A.J. Pollock (R), 5. Max Muncy (L), 6. Cody Bellinger (L), 7. Will Smith (R), 8. Joc Pederson (L) / Chris Taylor (R), 9. Gavin Lux (L) / Enrique Hernandez (R) Skill rankings: Contact 2 | Patience 1 | Power 1 | Speed 6 | Balance 4 Stars: 6 | Holes: 0 What can you say, really? The Dodgers' collection of position players is not just great. They also play a style that is what you'd draw up if you were trying to design the perfect roster for 2020. Mookie Betts might win the NL MVP in his first L.A. season. It's not just that he has lived up to his performance expectation; it's also that his added value in terms of hitting for average and doing damage on the bases has helped L.A. diversify an attack that hardly needed to be diversified. This is a group with no weaknesses. Opponents have to hope the bulk of the Dodgers slump at the same time. 2. Chicago Cubs (99.7 RC600) Probable regulars: 1. Ian Happ (B), 2. Kris Bryant (R), 3. Anthony Rizzo (L), 4. Javier Baez (R), 5. Kyle Schwarber (L), 6. Willson Contreras (R), 7. Jason Heyward (L), 8. Nico Hoerner (R) / Jason Kipnis (L), 9. Cameron Maybin (R) / Victor Caratini (B) Skill rankings: Contact 8 | Patience 2 | Power 3 | Speed 8 | Balance 10 Stars: 3 | Holes: 1 If Bryant's 2020 season is a true reading of what he is right now, the Cubs won't miss him if he has to sit out because of the ailing oblique. However, would any Cubs fan want their club to enter into another playoff run without him? That's why we try to keep baseline talent in mind. That dynamic wreaks havoc when comparing a Cubs right-now forecast with their 2020 results. Bryant (.195 batting average), Anthony Rizzo (.213) and Javier Baez (.206) have missed their forecasts badly. Jason Heyward (.912 OPS) and Ian Happ (.896) have raced past theirs. Will it all even out to justify the Cubs' No. 2 ranking here? Stay tuned. 3. San Diego Padres (97.6 RC600) Probable regulars: 1. Trent Grisham (L), 2. Fernando Tatis Jr. (R), 3. Manny Machado (R), 4. Eric Hosmer (L), 5. Wil Myers (R), 6. Jake Cronenworth (L), 7. Tommy Pham (R), 8. Mitch Moreland (L), 9. Jason Castro (L) / Austin Nola (R) Skill rankings: Contact 9 | Patience 3 | Power 4 | Speed 1 | Balance 2 Stars: 3 | Holes: 1 With Tommy Pham back from his hamate injury, the Padres' lineup is ridiculously deep. It's also a group with many great stories. There is Fernando Tatis Jr. emerging as one of the faces of the game. There is Manny Machado with a chance to redeem his past October struggles. Eric Hosmer will be looking to rekindle his playoff glories. Jake Cronenworth will look to tell his out-of-nowhere story to the nation. There is Trent Grisham, who hit as well as Christian Yelich after being the latter's injury replacement last season in Milwaukee and has hit as well as Yeli in 2020. East Coast fans who might not yet have clued in to the Padres are in for a treat. 4. Atlanta Braves (96.6 RC600) Probable regulars: 1. Ronald Acuna Jr. (R), 2. Dansby Swanson (R), 3. Freddie Freeman (L), 4. Marcell Ozuna (R), 5. Travis d'Arnaud (R), 6. Nick Markakis (L) / Tyler Flowers (R), 7. Austin Riley (R), 8. Adam Duvall (R), 9. Ozzie Albies (B) Skill rankings: Contact 7 | Patience 5 | Power 2 | Speed 5 | Balance 5 Stars: 3 | Holes: 2 One technical note: Atlanta skipper Brian Snitker has rotated his DH slot around, but catcher Travis d'Arnaud has hit so well that Snitker has taken to using him at DH on days when he isn't behind the plate. That's why that odd-looking Nick Markakis/Tyler Flowers "platoon" is listed above. Anyway, the Braves' offense has been the highest-scoring in the National League this season -- before park effects and other contexts are overlaid on the picture. This is a dynamic group, though some of the indicators don't seem sustainable. But, of course, you don't have to sustain them for six more months -- only one. The Braves have more well-rounded hitters capable of carrying an offense than perhaps any other club. Freddie Freeman is steady and spectacular at once, but Marcell Ozuna, Ronald Acuna Jr. and -- suddenly -- Adam Duvall have all put up big numbers in short periods of time. Given the complications with the Atlanta pitching staff, one or two of them might have to do just that. 5. Cincinnati Reds (93.3 RC600) Probable regulars: 1. Joey Votto (L), 2. Nick Castellanos (R), 3. Jesse Winker (L), 4. Eugenio Suarez (B), 5. Mike Moustakas (L), 6. Brian Goodwin (L), 7. Shogo Akiyama (L) / Nick Senzel (R), 8. Jose Garcia (R) / Freddy Galvis (B), 9. Tucker Barnhart (L) / Curt Casali (R) Skill rankings: Contact 3 | Patience 4 | Power 8 | Speed 10 | Balance 9 Stars: 3 | Holes: 2 MLB Playoff Push » The Reds have underachieved offensively to a startling degree, making this ranking more than a little optimistic. Cincinnati has had 21 position players get at-bats this season. Fourteen of them have hit under .220. Only two have hit above .250, and both of those are bit players. Say what you will about batting average, but none of that is good. Cincinnati is hitting .213 as a team and still has a shot to break the record of the 1910 White Sox for the lowest team season batting average (.211). Even the Reds' top overall hitter, based on 2020 results, has been a head-scratcher. That would be Jesse Winker, who for a couple of weeks looked like he had mastered the art of hitting. It's always iffy to cordon off a player's season by drawing end points around a hot streak, but with Winker, it's too much fun to pass up. From Aug. 4 to Aug. 28, Winker hit .431/.519/.938 over 21 games. That's as hot as a player can get for an extended period. Prior to that, Winker hit .087/.276/.087 over 10 games. Since the torrid stretch ended, he has hit .115/.254/.231 over 18 games. The optimistic way to look at that for Cincy fans is that if Winker is due for a repeat of that August run, the Reds might be an October sleeper. 6. Milwaukee Brewers (91.0 RC600) Probable regulars: 1. Avisail Garcia (R), 2. Christian Yelich (L), 3. Keston Hiura (R), 4. Daniel Vogelbach (L) / Tyrone Taylor (R), 5. Jedd Gyorko (R), 6. Ryan Braun (R), 7. Omar Narvaez (B) / Jacob Nottingham (R), 8. Luis Urias (R), 9. Orlando Arcia (R) Skill rankings: Contact 6 | Patience 8 | Power 9 | Speed 4 | Balance 8 Stars: 2 | Holes: 2 After key free-agent losses and Lorenzo Cain's decision to opt out, the Brewers needed Christian Yelich to be every bit of what he was in 2018 and 2019, and that's a very unfair expectation. That he has OPS'd .810 has been a killer for a Brewers team that has no one to take up his slack. Still, as they always do, the Brewers have piecemealed their way into the 2020 version of playoff contention. They did it by getting production from players such as Daniel Vogelbach. He ended up in Milwaukee after being DFA'd by both Seattle and Toronto this season. Craig Counsell has not only used Vogelbach on a regular basis but also installed Vogey in the cleanup slot. It has worked: Through Monday, Vogelbach was hitting .368/.478/.895 in 23 plate appearances while hitting fourth for the Brewers. He has been for them this September what Grisham was for them last September. 7. St. Louis Cardinals (90.8 RC600) Probable regulars: 1. Kolten Wong (L), 2. Tommy Edman (B), 3. Paul Goldschmidt (R), 4. Brad Miller (L), 5. Paul DeJong (R), 6. Tyler O'Neill (R), 7. Matt Carpenter (L), 8. Yadier Molina (R), 9. Harrison Bader (R) / Dylan Carlson (B) Skill rankings: Contact 10 | Patience 6 | Power 5 | Speed 3 | Balance 7 Stars: 1 | Holes: 0 The Cardinals' collective strikeout rate has exceeded projections, though it's still in the middle of the pack and too high for a team that hasn't hit for enough consistent power to forge much in the way of an offensive identity. The Cards have played good defense, but for the most part, their standout fielders haven't hit. But the bat-first position players haven't produced enough to make it palatable for Mike Shildt to go all-in with hitters. It's a nice story that Brad Miller is leading the club in homers and RBIs, but that's more a symptom than a cure. 8. Miami Marlins (90.3 RC600) Probable regulars: 1. Corey Dickerson (L), 2. Starling Marte (R), 3. Jesus Aguilar (R), 4. Matt Joyce (L) / Lewis Brinson (R), 5. Brian Anderson (R), 6. Garrett Cooper (R), 7. Miguel Rojas (R), 8. Jon Berti (R), 9. Jorge Alfaro (R) Skill rankings: Contact 5 | Patience 9 | Power 6 | Speed 7 | Balance 6 Stars: 0 | Holes: 1 The Marlins' surprising run at a playoff spot has been fueled by small contributions by dozens of players -- and pitching -- but don't overlook the contributions of the offense. By contextualized metrics such as OPS+, the Marlins rank about middle of the pack in the NL. Given their rock-bottom projection and the fact that Miami is built around the upside of its young pitchers, that has been a key part of the improvement. If the Marlins' hurlers can deal in October, average offense might be all that's needed. Luckily, Miami has the kind of stable veterans and in-their-prime hitters such as Marte, Dickerson, Aguilar and Anderson to provide that. 9. Philadelphia Phillies (89.0 RC600) Probable regulars: 1. Andrew McCutchen (R), 2. Bryce Harper (L), 3. Alec Bohm (R), 4. J.T. Realmuto (R), 5. Didi Gregorius (L), 6. Jean Segura (R), 7. Jay Bruce (L) / Phil Gosselin (R), 8. Scott Kingery (R), 9. Roman Quinn (R) Skill rankings: Contact 1 | Patience 7 | Power 10 | Speed 2 | Balance 3 Stars: 1 | Holes: 2 The Phillies' offense has been a lot better than what the forecasting system foresaw. It has also been different. The emergence of Bohm has given Philly a dynamic 1-through-5, or perhaps 2-though-6, depending on what they get from Andrew McCutchen and Jean Segura. There are holes (center field), and depth is a problem -- enough so that Joe Girardi doesn't have obvious plus options to occupy the DH slot. The lineup's outlook is also hit hard by the absence of slugger Rhys Hoskins, who is due to have Tommy John surgery. However, the latest news is that Hoskins is still trying to see if he can hit well enough to delay the procedure and participate in the playoffs. If he can, then the Philadelphia lineup deepens and Girardi's DH dilemma is solved. 10. San Francisco Giants (84.7 RC600) Probable regulars: 1. Mike Yastrzemski (L), 2. Donovan Solano (R), 3. Brandon Belt (L) / Wilmer Flores (R), 4. Austin Slater (R), 5. Evan Longoria (R), 6. Brandon Crawford (L), 7. Alex Dickerson (L) / Darin Ruf (R), 8. Joey Bart (R), 9. Mauricio Dubon (R) Skill rankings: Contact 4 | Patience 10 | Power 7 | Speed 9 | Balance 1 Stars: 1 | Holes: 2 It's hard to see how a forecasting season would like the Giants, given the number of on-the-downside hitters in their regular lineup. Such systems also cast a wary virtual eye at out-of-nowhere producers such as Yastrzemski, Solano and Dickerson. However, the Giants rank fifth in the NL by OPS+ by adhering to their systems, not ours. American League 1. Houston Astros (101.8 RC600) Probable regulars: 1. George Springer (R), 2. Jose Altuve (R), 3. Alex Bregman (R), 4. Michael Brantley (L), 5. Yuli Gurriel (R), 6. Kyle Tucker (L), 7. Carlos Correa (R), 8. Josh Reddick (L), 9. Martin Maldonado (R) / Dustin Garneau (R) Skill rankings: Contact 1 | Patience 5 | Power 2 | Speed 5 | Balance 6 Stars: 5 | Holes: 1 Perhaps no team represents the projection versus short-season results paradox more than the Astros, who have spent most of the 2020 season trying to make us forget just how good they've been for the past half-decade. Maybe the Astros have been trying to make us forget about them altogether. Power Rankings Injuries have played a part, to be sure. Most of Houston's big names should be available when the postseason begins next week, with the glaring exception of 2019 Rookie of the Year Yordan Alvarez. What we don't know is what version of the stars Houston is going to get. Altuve has struggled all season and is slowly ramping up after coming off the injured list after a sprained knee. Bregman has a similar story, as he attempts to hit his stride after flailing upon his return from a hamstring injury. And so on. Yet the Astros' amazing run is still reflected by their ratings. This remains a loaded roster, if everyone is healthy and playing up to expectation. Although this regular season has been a slog for the Houston lineup, the fact that they've missed their collective forecast so badly and hung around break-even might be taken as a good sign. With Justin Verlander's absence undermining Houston's pitching outlook, it's on the proven hitters to carry the Astros starting next week. This is also their last chance this season to silence their many detractors -- for a little while, anyway. 2. New York Yankees (97.8 RC600) Probable regulars: 1. DJ LeMahieu (R), 2. Aaron Judge (R), 3. Aaron Hicks (B), 4. Giancarlo Stanton (R), 5. Luke Voit (R), 6. Gio Urshela (R), 7. Gleyber Torres (R), 8. Gary Sanchez (R), 9. Brett Gardner (L) / Clint Frazier (R) Skill rankings: Contact 5 | Patience 1 | Power 5 | Speed 8 | Balance 3 Stars: 4 | Holes: 1 Last week's homer binge was too brief to have any real impact on these rankings, but it did serve notice to remind everyone just how potent the Yankees' lineup is when healthy. It's looking increasingly like the Yankees have gotten healthy just in time, which is bad news for their playoff opponents. 3. Minnesota Twins (96.2 RC600) Probable regulars: 1. Max Kepler (L), 2. Josh Donaldson (R), 3. Jorge Polanco (B), 4. Nelson Cruz (R), 5. Eddie Rosario (L), 6. Miguel Sano (R), 7. Byron Buxton (R), 8. Marwin Gonzalez (B), 9. Mitch Garver (R) / Alex Avila (L) Skill rankings: Contact 7 | Patience 4 | Power 1 | Speed 7 | Balance 7 Stars: 3 | Holes: 1 There's still a lot of 2019 in the Twins' numbers. Minnesota has become even more dependent on the long ball for scoring this season than it was last season, when the Twins set the single-season team homer mark. However, relative to the league, the Twins are homering less frequently. That low balance ranking noted above is also a potential issue, as Minnesota has put up poor numbers against lefties. If the Twins play the perennial bugaboo Yankees in the first round, that could be a factor, given the number of top lefties on the New York staff. 4. Oakland Athletics (95.8 RC600) Probable regulars: 1. Marcus Semien (R), 2. Stephen Piscotty (R), 3. Tommy La Stella (L), 4. Matt Olson (L), 5. Robbie Grossman (B), 6. Mark Canha (R), 7. Jake Lamb (L), 8. Ramon Laureano (R), 9. Sean Murphy (R) / Jonah Heim (B) Skill rankings: Contact 3 | Patience 3 | Power 6 | Speed 6 | Balance 5 Stars: 2 | Holes: 1 The loss of star third baseman Matt Chapman is a killer, though by itself it might not have changed Oakland's slot in these rankings. Of course, this is a ranking of offenses, and Chapman's absence hurts the infield defense as much as it hurts the lineup -- probably more. Still, the A's have a nice balance of hitters who work counts and hit for power. Their solid-looking contract ranking is nothing to get excited about; most of the top teams in the AL strike out a lot. The A's come out OK by that definition of contact. What Oakland does is hit fly balls -- quite a few more than any other team in the AL. Alas, the team's homer-per-fly-ball rate (9.6%) is 1% below league average. Hence, that's a lot of in-play fly balls, resulting in a lot of fly ball outs. Hence, even though Oakland's strikeout rate isn't exorbitant for a 2020 AL playoff team, the Athletics' team batting average has been fixed under .230 all season. That's just the way they play, and without Chapman, they don't play that style as well. 5. Chicago White Sox (94.4 RC600) Probable regulars: 1. Tim Anderson (R), 2. Yoan Moncada (B), 3. Yasmani Grandal (B), 4. Jose Abreu (R), 5. Eloy Jimenez (R), 6. Edwin Encarnacion (R), 7. Luis Robert (R), 8. Nomar Mazara (L), 9. Nick Madrigal (R) Skill rankings: Contact 4 | Patience 8 | Power 3 | Speed 3 | Balance 1 Stars: 4 | Holes: 1 Get instant access. The White Sox have been so fun to watch that it's easy to forget that most of their players are far from finished products. Still, no team in the AL field flashes a better combination of power, speed and contact than the White Sox. They hit the ball hard, and even when it doesn't clear the fence, they can beat you on the basepaths. Yet there are issues. Moncada has returned to his pre-2019 form, when he had trouble making contact in key spots, even when just about any kind of contact will do. Luis Robert has become one of the game's most exciting players, and he's a dangerous man at the plate, on the bases and in the field. Yet he swings at everything, and that issue has sapped his momentum during the stretch run. Veteran Edwin Encarnacion still has the occasional clout in him but has offered little else of value. All of this means that the potent White Sox lineup you see on the field does not necessarily look like a sure thing on paper. But once Abreu, Anderson, Jimenez & Co. hit the airwaves next week, you won't be able to take your eyes off of them. They have the potential to bust out against any team, even as their collective aggression leaves them more vulnerable than most to elite pitching. 6. Cleveland Indians (93.3 RC600) Probable regulars: 1. Cesar Hernandez (B), 2. Jose Ramirez (B), 3. Francisco Lindor (B), 4. Carlos Santana (B), 5. Franmil Reyes (R), 6. Tyler Naquin (L) / Jordan Luplow (R), 7. Josh Naylor (L), 8. Roberto Perez (R), 9. Delino DeShields (R) / Oscar Mercado (R) Skill rankings: Contact 2 | Patience 2 | Power 7 | Speed 2 | Balance 8 Stars: 2 | Holes: 2 The formula for the Indians in October will very much be about keeping the opponent off the scoreboard with elite starting pitching, a good, deep bullpen and solid team defense. All Cleveland wants from the offense is for Ramirez, Lindor and Santana to all be clicking at the same time. Ramirez certainly seems poised to do just that, as he has caught fire down the stretch and entered the AL MVP race. The switch-hitter has a 1.316 OPS in 17 September games, and he has been hot from both sides of the plate. Lindor has recovered from a slow start, though he hasn't caught fire for an extended period. Next week would be a good time for him to do just that. 7. Tampa Bay Rays (92.4 RC600) Probable regulars: 1. Yoshitomo Tsutsugo (L), 2. Randy Arozarena (R), 3. Brandon Lowe (L), 4. Nate Lowe (L), 5. Willy Adames (R), 6. Joey Wendle (L) / Michael Brosseau (R), 7. Kevin Kiermaier (L) / Manuel Margot (R), 8. Hunter Renfroe (R), 9. Kevan Smith (R) / Mike Zunino (R) Skill rankings: Contact 8 | Patience 6 | Power 4 | Speed 4 | Balance 2 Stars: 3 | Holes: 2 The Rays will enter the playoffs at less than full strength, with their lineups (fixed lineups aren't really a thing for Tampa Bay) missing the likes of Austin Meadows, Ji-Man Choi and possibly Yandy Diaz. Perhaps to an even larger degree than the Indians, the Rays lean heavily on run prevention to get by. It has worked well enough to position them for the AL's No. 1 seed. Because Kevin Cash mixes and matches aggressively and tends to favor defense over hitting in his lineup decisions, it's difficult to point to one key player for October. However, perhaps we can point to a couple of young players who have taken strides late in the season: 24-year-old first baseman Nate Lowe, who has hit well after entering the lineup late in the season. The same holds true for 25-year-old outfielder Randy Arozarena. Both players should hit October with small-sample OPS figures over .900. 8. Toronto Blue Jays (88.4 RC600) Probable regulars: 1. Cavan Biggio (L), 2. Bo Bichette (R), 3. Teoscar Hernandez (R), 4. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (R), 5. Randal Grichuk (R), 6. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (R), 7. Jonathan Villar (B), 8. Joe Panik (L) / Jonathan Davis (R), 9. Danny Jansen (R) Skill rankings: Contact 6 | Patience 7 | Power 8 | Speed 1 | Balance 4 Stars: 1 | Holes: 1 For the young Jays, there are a few things holding down their outlook. First of all, their young hitters haven't established themselves with large enough samples, and what track record there is is mixed. That's especially true for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Also, Teoscar Hernandez has been the Jays' best hitter, but his numbers have raced past anything you'd expect, based on track record. Finally, we've left out DH Rowdy Tellez, who is trying to return from a knee injury. That explains the odd-looking DH platoon listed above: With Tellez out, the Jays have been rotating that slot around pretty much every game. Toronto isn't hitting the playoffs with much momentum, and in a normal format, we'd be looking at its 2020 season as one of promise, a glimpse of bright days ahead. Instead, the Jays will be playing high-stakes baseball, and anything can happen. That's true not just because of the format but also because the Jays have a cluster of young talent that is primed to put it together at any time. Maybe that will happen next week
Lotta idiots picked the Phils and Nats to win the division. Those same idiots picked the Mets last year.
Losing 0.4 fWAR from 2019 is absolutely the difference between 1st and 4th. Without his -0.3 in 2020 we'd be the Nationals
imagine how much of a dope you would have to be to have believed "folty is off the needle!" as a valid reason for why we didnt get a starter