http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/the-rays-pen/ Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:42:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/the-rays-pen/#comment-34009 Tom Au Wed, 14 May 2008 13:19:39 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/the-rays-pen/#comment-34009 Another "much improved" team that just won six games in a row is the Pittsburgh Pirates. Their formula is somewhat similar to the Rays,' a good bullpen with an equally impressive 2.38 WPA. The main difference is that the Rays have a positive WPA with starting pitching, and the Pirates don't. Also, the Pirates defense is far weaker; they lead their league in errors. So they have some catching up to do before matching the Rays. Another “much improved” team that just won six games in a row is the Pittsburgh Pirates. Their formula is somewhat similar to the Rays,’ a good bullpen with an equally impressive 2.38 WPA. The main difference is that the Rays have a positive WPA with starting pitching, and the Pirates don’t. Also, the Pirates defense is far weaker; they lead their league in errors. So they have some catching up to do before matching the Rays.

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