According to ESPN.com in august the blue jays have the 18 best era. In july it was second, behind only the cubs. The Padres team era is far and away the best in baseball 3.49. The Blue Jays are 12th with a 4.17. If we just take starters oakland has a 3.77; san diego is 2md witha 3.78 and toronto is 14th with a 4.47.
Originally posted by poundlee According to ESPN.com in august the blue jays have the 18 best era. In july it was second, behind only the cubs. The Padres team era is far and away the best in baseball 3.49. The Blue Jays are 12th with a 4.17. If we just take starters oakland has a 3.77; san diego is 2md witha 3.78 and toronto is 14th with a 4.47.
poundlee...thanks for the research.
Do your stats include just the 5 starters I mentioned?
And ya, I was talking about July's stats...not stats for the year.
The numbers were for all starters. As for my interpretation, the Blue jays have a top notch number one starter and they had a really good month (not the best in baseball) but to say they are the number one staff is a stretch at best. Everything considered, there is a good argument that especially with the Yankees starters being healthier that the Jays are the third best staff in the division.