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Back for more
For a number of reasons, I put this blog on hold for a while, like the entire 2009 season and the first 4 months of 2010. But today, July 29th, 2010, I feel like starting back up again. Welcome to “The Quality Starts Report, The 2nd Generation”.
What to do now? Well, lets take a snapshot of the league leaders in Quality Starts (QS).
Individual Leaders thru July 28:
- Josh Johnson, FLA – 19 QS in 21 starts
- Adam Wainwright, STL and Felix Hernandez, SEA – 18 QS in 22 starts
- CC Sabathia, NYY; Tim Hudson, ATL; Roy Halladay, PHI; Jared Weaver, LAA – 17 QS each
Impressive list. Josh Johnson has been lights out all season, with a 1.72 ERA.
Team Leaders thru July 28:
- Chicago Cubs 63
- St. Louis Cardinals 62
- San Francisco Giants 62
- Tampa Bay Rays 62
- Chicago White Sox and Oakland A’s 61
The Rays and White Sox are both playoff contenders in the AL, while St. Louis is tied for the lead in the Central and the Giants are in front of the NL Wild Card race.
The NYY are tied for 9th with 58 QS and have the league’s best record. The three worst teams in the league, Washington, Pittsburgh, and Baltimore, are all at the bottom of the list with 43.
What about the Red Sox? Tied for 9th overall in the league in total QS. Six starters have recorded quality starts this season.
- John Lackey (14 QS in 21 starts)
- Jon Lester (13 QS in 20)
- Clay Buchholz (10 QS in 17)
- Tim Wakefield (9 QS in 16)
- Daisuke Matsuzaka (8 QS in 14)
- Josh Beckett (4 QS in 10)
Felix Doubront (3 starts) and Scott Atchison (1 start) did not reach the quality start level.
Last Game: #102
Josh Beckett threw 7 innings, allowing only 3 earned runs, in his second start back from the disabled list. This was his first QS since April 26th.
So, hey, that is where we are right now…. good, maybe even, a quality start to the re-launch of the site.
