Here is the overall distribution for relievers (keep in mind that split grade pitchers are counted twice in my calculations). None of the fireballers were awarded the A&B grade unlike last year when two were honored. None of these were gave me pause to question. Not surprisingly, there were a few that reached into the A&C territory. Switching gears to relief pitching, let’s see who is the best of the best. They have the most B or better starters with four each.Ĭonsidering that these two teams have eight of only 43 of said pitchers, that’s pretty dominant. However Arizona, who had the best ERA in the MLB, and Houston have the deepest rotations. The Washington Nationals are the only team that can boast two Grade A starters.

Which team has the best rotation? Well, it depends on how you look at it. Like last year, there are no A&C starters. There were a total of 52 Grade B or better starters compared to this year’s 43. Comparing them to last year’s numbers, they ARE down but not as much as I thought. When I first looked at the numbers, I thought the pitching grades were way down.

Take a look at the overall distribution of grades among starting pitchers only. Star-quality aside, he not only had a relatively hefty 3.00 ERA but only pitched 132 innings, way below the qualifying amount.ĪPBA must have felt Peacock needed the A grade to replicate his 13-2 W-L record. Brad Peacock who just snuck in with a low A, is a interesting choice. Kluber, Kershaw, Scherzer and Strasburg are all not only stars but had sub-3.00 ERAs in full seasons. I feel like we’re playing the game “Which one things is not like the other?”. Note: A long time ago, Grades 1-5 used to be considered a D pitcher. For those not familiar with the Master Game (I haven’t played it in a while myself), the grades can be easily transferred to the Basic Game format using this chart: For most of us, that means grades and ratings.īefore I do, the grades here are displayed and ranked by Master Grade grades. I took a look at the fielding numbers and ratings from the 2017 APBA Baseball set a couple days ago. I’m back with the second segment of 2017 by the Numbers.

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