There are sparks.
There are fires.
There are tire fires.
And then, there is the Phillies 2017 starting rotation.
Alright, perhaps I am being bit unfair. Aaron Nola, after his inconsistent beginning of the season, has been a very good, if not ace-like, starter since returning from his disabled list stint in mid-May. But the rest of that rotation? Yeah, it hasn’t been good. Here are some of the gory numbers for that rotation through Wednesday’s games:
- a 4.95 ERA, 25th in MLB
- 19.7% strikeout rate, 14th in MLB, but they are 3% away to last place while being 6% from first (put another way, they’re closer to the bottom than the top)
- 1.