Apr 20, 2021; Anaheim, California, USA; Texas Rangers starting pitcher Jordan Lyles (24) throws against the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
You’re reading that headline correctly: the Texas Rangers currently have, statistically speaking, the best starting rotation in the entire American League!
That’s right, the Texas Rangers. Not the pitching-rich Cleveland Indians or Tampa Bay Rays or any other American League, perhaps to baseball’s collective surprise.
If you go by staff ERA as a reliable metric, of course, which we do.
I believe most of baseball generally accepts ERA as a pretty standard metric to measure pitching performance as well.