Matt Klaassen FanGraphs Chat – 6/15/11

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June 15, 2011





 

Matt Klaassen reads and writes obituaries in the Greater Toronto Area. If you can't get enough of him, follow him on Twitter.

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Dan in Philly
12 years ago

One question for anyone who can answer:
Currently, 3 Phillies starting pitchers are #1, #2, and #3 in xFIP. Has anything remotely like this ever happened before in the history of baseball? Can we start saying this might be the best starting 3 ever?

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rhealy714
12 years ago
Reply to  Dan in Philly

Well Glavine, Maddux, and Smoltz were a pretty formidable trio, and in the steroid era, though there is no xFIP data for their mid to late 90s runs

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Nick T
12 years ago
Reply to  rhealy714

There’s no need for xFIP data on the ’90s Braves. Their careers are over. There’s nothing left to project. We have large enough sample sizes for all of them to know how good they were.

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jason
12 years ago
Reply to  Dan in Philly

We’re 40% of the way through the season. I’m personally going to reserve judgment until sometime after the all-star break before declaring a best three ever. But that’s just me.

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