Author Topic: The Stephen Strasburg Appreciation Thread  (Read 49343 times)

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Offline UMDNats

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Re: The "Stephen Strasburg is not an Ace" Thread
« Reply #325: September 11, 2015, 02:38:26 PM »
WAR isn't much better than ERA, and in any case a 3 WAR isn't anything to brag about, we didn't lose 100 games for a third or fourth starter.

http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=sta&lg=all&qual=500&type=8&season=2015&month=0&season1=2012&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0

Since 2012 (aka Strasburg returning from TJ for a full season), Strasburg is 17th in  baseball among SP in WAR and ERA, 11th in FIP, 4th in K/9, 10th in K/BB.

He totally sucks! Basically a #4 starter. It's amazing to me how Strasburg gets crap on relentlessly but Tanner Roark is worshiped as an ace.