As St. Louis Cardinals fans, all we’ve heard all year is how bad the pitching is, and, specifically, how bad the rotation is. And that’s certainly true as this rotation has the fifth worst ERA in baseball at 5.44.
And while it’s been bad, I will still maintain that it’s not this bad. After all, not much has changed from last year. Or has it?
The starting rotation finished the 2022 season 15th in ERA at 3.92 with a FIP (3.96) and xFIP (4.05) right around that mark as well, And while that’s not great, it’s a far cry from this year’s numbers as the rotation’s 5.