Stark: Cubs have best playoff rotation

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Jayson Stark is doing a That's Debatable right now about which playoff contender would have the best playoff rotation, and he gives the case for several teams, including the Cubs, and comes to this conclusion:

 

Well, Adam, we may have messed with your question -- but not your answer. Crunch those numbers, friends, and it's clear the Cubs are the pick. They're the only team in baseball that has three starters in the top 27 in opponent OPS. They're the only rotation that has three starters in the top 20 in strikeout ratio (a group that doesn't include Zambrano, by the way). They lead the sport in starters' ERA and opponent batting average. And they would be the only team in baseball with three starters in the top 15 in VORP (Baseball Prospectus' Value Over Replacement Player stat) if Harden's numbers for the Cubs and A's were combined. So feel free to argue away, but I'll take the Cubs with no second thoughts.

 

Pretty cool info about the VORP part. I didn't know that

 

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its already been talked about here:

 

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