Some Interesting Stats from 'Projections'.

The Evil Empire Ascends

The dreaded New York Yankees, they have been so good, the rest of the league is looking at them as if they actually have a death star attached to them.

22 Games in, they are 17-5.

On offense the lineup is raking (as expected), led by Didi Gregorius who leads the entire league with 11 HR (unexpected), while batting .326 with 22 ribbies.

Masahiro Tanaka has pitched above his Grade C-XZ... He is a perfect 5-0, 1.29 ERA with 34 K's (1.029 WHIP) in 35 innings, including a shutout. The rotation has 4 complete games, including a Jordan Montgomery no-hitter.

The team's pitching has a 2.28 ERA, but the more amazing stat comes from its bullpen... 5 earned runs allowed in 45.1 innings, making it a 0.99 bullpen ERA!

Two Sides to a Coin

The Kansas City Royals' Ian Kennedy has two key stats, one of them good, the other bad, but I found interesting to say at the very least.

Kennedy has struck out 30 batters in only 20.1 innings (13.28 K per 9 innings) which is good.... while on the other side, he has allowed 19 earned runs (8.41 ERA) & 32 hits in that span... which is bad! To top it all off, his WHIP stands at 1.967... yikes! That's two base-runners per inning.

When Grades Don't Matter...

Entering April 20th during my 2018 MLB Projections season, the Colorado Rockies have 3 Grade C& below starters that are pitching well-above their grade. All have pitched 4 games...

Jon Gray: 2-1, 1.80 ERA, 25 K / 8 BB in 25 IP.
Kyle Freeland: 3-0, 0.95 ERA, 21 K / 10 BB with 2 complete games & a shutout in 28.1 innings.
Tyler Anderson: 3-0, 2.95 ERA, 20 K & 7 BB in 18.3 IP.