Team Record “Luck” wRC+ SP FIP- RP FIP- Team Quality Playoff Odds Δ
Red Sox 14-9 0 121 ↗ 91 ↗ 80 ↘ 179 ↗ 53.8% 1
Dodgers 15-7 1 114 ↘ 75 ↘ 95 ↗ 163 ↘ 99.5% -1
The same two teams sit atop the rankings but they’ve switched positions. Neither team had an outstanding week — both teams split a series against the Mariners but the Dodgers lost their four-game set against the Padres after a wild Sunday night game that went to 11 innings.
The Red Sox now have the best offense in baseball and Eduardo Rodriguez has turned into two fantastic starts to help their rotation gain ground in the rankings. After developing a case of myocarditis — an inflammation of the heart muscle — brought on by contracting COVID-19, there was no way to know what to expect from Rodriguez this season but he’s picked up right where he left off after his breakout season in 2019.
Life is good. But it can be better.
He's made at least two highlight reel plays this season. Yesterday's and a few games ago he had a nice sliding stop near 2b where he made a nice smooth throw back to 1b.
The Barrel classification is assigned to batted-ball events whose comparable hit types (in terms of exit velocity and launch angle) have led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage since Statcast was implemented Major League wide in 2015.
To be Barreled, a batted ball requires an exit velocity of at least 98 mph. At that speed, balls struck with a launch angle between 26-30 degrees always garner Barreled classification. For every mph over 98, the range of launch angles expands.