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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Yup, for a team with so much power Toronto also had the highest OBP as a result, coming in at .340 which is 12 bps higher then the next closest team.
They can also pitch well with the 7th best team WHIP in baseball (2nd among AL playoff teams).
There ability to get on base at a high clip, while also having the pitching to keep things tight by limiting base runners is what makes them so dangerous.
They get all the hype for their offense and power bats but this team is dangerous because they are well rounded offensively and defensively.
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Price was only here for the 2nd half, and Stroman for the stretch. Plus, I don't care much what happened in April or May.
So I like to look at how they fared after the all-star break. Here are the AL rankings for team pitching stats in the 2nd half (team / ERA / WHIP / AVG / OBP / Runs / Hits):
TOR: 1st / 1st / 2nd / 1st / 1st / 2nd
HOU: 3rd / 3rd / 4th / 3rd / 2nd / 3rd
KCR: 5th / 7th / 8th / 9th / 6th / 11th
TEX: 9th / 10th/ 10th/ 11th /9th / 7th
Would prefer that it was a 7 game series, to allow the Jays superiority enough time to exert itself.
But I like the matchup, regardless.