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Originally Posted by Great Expectations
I wonder if our ability to not strike out plays into that.
The +2 game premium isn't enough for our bullpen; that is likely one of the formulas that contributes to the grossly low win prediction the last few years. Our bullpen was one of the best in history. Our defense is great too and I'm sure that is a large contributor as well.
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A 2 game premium? Sure, I'll buy that number if we're talking about just the playoffs.
For the regular season, I'd give it just under 10%, or roughly the equivalent of about 16 games. I'd give our historic defense probably just under 5% / 8 games.
Does anyone think that the Royals bullpen and defensive play didn't have an impact on them winning in 24 out of all 162 games last season?
I watched about 90% of the games last year, and probably 96% of their games through August, so the predominant number of the games I didn't watch were early to mid September.