Through our evolutions of launch angles, shifts, bullpen-ing and more, we still saw a seven-game Fall Classic contested between the best pitching staffs from each league. Washington’s five added together a 21.4 fWAR while Houston’s (boosted by a late-season accusation of Zack Greinke) posted a 19.4 fWAR. And, in the end, the series was decided by the unit that was better: Washington’s starters pitched a ludicrous 127.2 of their 153 innings (83.4%) this postseason.
Never has it been more clear that, no matter the year, pitching will lead to the pennant.
Given the Colorado Rockies starters epic fall from ninth-best in baseball to sixth-worst in just one season, where does that leave Colorado?