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Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe
Actually it is, and since you like stats here are a few for you:
Yankees Team Pitching Stats (out of 30 teams)
2015 - ranked 17th
2014 - 18th
2013 - 18th
2012 - 12th
2011 - 11th
2010 - 15th
2009 - 12th
2008 - 15th
2007 - 17th
seems middle of the road to me - thus "average"
don't believe it, go check it:
http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable.js...ys=&extended=0 |
No doubt or arguing that Yankee's pitching has been average, Paul is correct, but stats can be misleading. For one, NL Teams dominate the top of the rankings (due to the AL DH) - but if you look at the AL stats only it still paints a similar picture. However, the Yankees were top 5 in AL pitching for three of four of those years listed.
More importantly, during that span 1 WS Championship, 2 ALCS appearances, and six playoff appearances. Now that is nothing to brag too much about, but I can think of a few teams that would trade "above average" pitching for those results. The Dodgers have arguably the best two pitchers in baseball, and they are still trying to figure out how to get out of the first round of the playoffs.