#2xSP — A 2016 Recap

First of all I want to say thanks for a really great season. Without you folks reading, there’d  be no reason for #2xSP. I appreciate the “thanks” and “you helped me win a title” as much as the poking and prodding to make this a better column, and me a better writer.

So from the depths of my heart, this is a big THANK YOU.

With that said, if you have any ideas on how to make this column more useful, I’m all ears. We’ve stuck with 50% ownership as the cutoff here for a while, but we did adapt for Thursday postings and added quality starts to go with wins to help accommodate people as best we are able. If you have more ideas, hit us in the comments section.

Here’s how we finished the season:

  • 46-46 record
  • 3.90 ERA
  • 8.2 K/9
  • 2.9 K/BB
  • 1.32 WHIP
  • 61 quality starts

Out of 23 weeks:

  • Seven ERA marks at/under 3.00 (30.4%)
  • Thirteen ERA marks at/under 4.00 (56.6%)
  • Eighteen weeks with at least three quality starts (78.3%)

At the risk of being unnecessarily brief, here’s a link to this year’s spreadsheet, and let’s continue the discussion in the comments below!

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In addition to Rotographs, Warne writes about the Minnesota Twins for The Athletic and is a sportswriter for Sportradar U.S. in downtown Minneapolis. Follow him on Twitter @Brandon_Warne, or feel free to email him to do podcasts or for any old reason at brandon.r.warne@gmail-dot-com

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WillMember since 2015
9 years ago

I thought you killed it. I checked in weekly. Thanks!