On June 22, I wrote about growing a bit more optimistic about the Astros’ bullpen considering their performance throughout the month. Here were some numbers for the month up to that date and where this unit was ranked across baseball. It was actually encouraging stuff considering the rough start to the season. Plus, these numbers were generated against some of the better offenses in baseball at the time. The overall trend was positive as we inched closer to July.
- Fourth-best ERA (2.53)
- Fifth-best FIP (3.48)
- Sixth-best fWAR (0.8)
- Sixth-best K% (27.