I like your stuff poly, but I don't think Texas hs the best staff in the AL.
Without digging into the data, I'd put them behind Tampa/Oakland/Detroit and NY.....maybe even others.
I feel the same way about yours on here as well
Can't get too in depth in geek mode with stats and all that cause I'm typing on my phone but just to keep it basic I'll throw era numbers out there. I don't think I could have made the statement I did 2 weeks ago but with the addition of Garza who has been one of the hottest pitchers in baseball the last couple months plus a (for now) healthy Ogando I think I can.
AL leaders in ERA has The Rangers with 3 starting pitchers in the top 12 (Darvish, Garza, Holland). If you add Ogando's 3.05 era that's 4 starting pitchers in the top 13. No other team even comes close to matching that. I think a weak point with my argument is Ogando has to stay on the field and maintain that level of productivity. At the 5 spot there's Martin Perez, a 22 year old lefty with a ton of upside but will still shit the bed on ya so he could be a wash. Pitches a one run game into the 8th versus the angels last night then might implode the next.
Team relief pitching ERA has Texas ranked 4th currently. That's why I tend to downgrade Detroit overall because their bullpen is average to slightly below average. Detroit's starting rotation is probably the best rotation in the AL though. I think Oakland's bullpen is a slight notch above texas...maybe... but they can't match Texas starting rotation at this point. I'd love to hear arguments with TB and NYY though. Kuroda is a great pitcher but they drop off after that and TB's bullpen is pretty average. I don't necessarily think Texas is clearly the best pitching staff but I think it could be argued.
I really believe Darvish and Holland would both be close to 15 game winners at this point but Texas just flat out cannot hit the damn baseball and unless some miracle occurs between now and October they are going to crash and burn. I don't think anything is more frustrating as a fan than watching your team put together a top level pitching staff and STILL lose because of horrendous hitting. I think they just had a stretch where they went something like 24 straight innings without a run. Just terrible.