![]() ![]() While their tradition of seemingly turning any reliever into Mariano Rivera has diminished and the rotation has seen a fair number of injuries, the Rays have found a way to win with a historically-good offense. Even after a recent skid, their unstoppable 13-0 record to start the year has given Tampa the best record in the AL all season long, having a clear path to again reign supreme in baseball’s toughest division. After taking a step back in 2022, following back-to-back division titles, the 2023 version of the Rays has been the best one yet. Tampa Bay Rays – 58-35, 97.5% playoff oddsįor several years, the Rays have operated under the premise of outsmarting the rest of baseball and winning despite being in the lower tier of payrolls. With the help of a few classic quotes and some deeper cuts, Michael Scott and his group of co-workers present us a breakdown (or should it be a rundown?) of the 2023 season, so far.Īll stats are current through the All-Star break, while playoff odds are provided by Fangraphs. The crossover between Major League Baseball and the beloved sitcom The Office is closer than you might expect -after all, both featured prominent Ryan Howards, with one of them even being part of both worlds. With all those tools at our disposal, we are going in a different direction. ![]() For that, we can resort to PLV, BaseRuns, Statcast, WAR, wOBA, and even wOBACON ( yummy), among the myriad acronyms and systems that allow us to understand baseball at a deep level. The midway point of the MLB season always gives us a chance to reflect and try to understand how each team has performed and where they are headed.
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