you're putting too much emphasis on 4 september starts to put hamels all the way down to 4th imo Well, it's those 4 starts, plus how he performed before coming to the Cubs AND how he performed in 2017, too. His last 4 starts are right line line with Bad Hamels, so I'm more inclined that the month+ resurgence is the outlier. Bad Lester wasn't just a blip, but he also doesn't have as much of a sustained track record of badness. His 2017 definitely wasn't ideal, but he was much better than Hamels.