Chasing The Storm 2053-1 Where Things Stand

[njherdfan]

As we pass the all star break, it's always a good time to check in on our beloved Seattle Storm and see where things currently stand. With just over 100 games played, Seattle has a record of 41-62, which is not good, and they've been outscored by 84 runs which is....also not good. However, optimists, should any exist, would likely point out that at this point last season, Seattle had a run differential of -140, so Seattle has, in fact, made some progress on that front. A more cynical person might point out that it would have been almost impossible for things to be any worse than they were last year, but we don't need to focus on that now.

As things currently stand, Seattle's offense has probably exceeded expectation, as they're only 12th in the Frick League in runs scored. Despite that top level number being unimpressive, Seattle's offense has some pretty decent underlying numbers, as they are 7th in the Frick League in OPS, which, one would think, would lead to at least a respectable offensive output.

You've probably heard this before, but Seattle's main problem has been its pitching. Despite investing a considerable amount of resources in developing its young arms, Seattle seems to be unable to crack the proverbial code of making sure its pitchers succeed in the big leagues. The Storm have the worst team ERA in the Frick, at 5.09, and have allowed the 2nd most runs. This is, at least in part, because Seattle has been allowing a league-high BABIP, but that probably doesn't tell the whole story. In a future post we'll be diving in to the individual performances we've witnessed so far, but this provides a pretty good summary of where things currently stand.

[BaseClogger]

You’re welcome on not having the most runs allowed in the frick. The Bears are also tied for the league’s worst BABIP allowed. My ERA is 0.11 runs better, but I’ve allowed 19 more runs.

Also interesting to note how much lower scoring the Frick is than the Johnson.