Two days in (well, really a day and a half with the short slate of games on Tuesday), . Just like some writers track who the last player to draw a walk is, I thought it'd be fun to track the zeroes in specific categories.
To start off, I'm going to throw out strikeouts. Everyone picked up a strikeout on opening day, and it doesn't seem meaningful to parse out times there.
Also, we're all on the board for RBI! Kate is bringing up the back of the pack here with 1, and I believe she was the last person to get on the board there, with Marcus Semien picking up a 4th inning RBI single in a 10 PM game on opening day.
Kate is also the last woman standing with a zero in runs and HR. She has Arcia and Mauer going this afternoon, so either of those could change quickly if Anibal Sanchez throws a meatball.
With stolen bases, both Mark and Spencer are holding steady at zero. ESPN had both fairly close to the top of the standings in the category, so that isn't cause for concern. Also, the leader in the category has all of one stolen base, so it isn't like there's a huge gap opening already.
On to the pitching categories, where the discrete nature of many of the stats makes it a lot more interesting.
Andrew and Caleb are both sans wins at this point, but Andrew has three pitchers going today. To paraphrase him, albeit with much more colorful language, this run of starters will give him an idea whether his pitching be ok, a small problem like burning a pot on the stove, or a big problem, like the Door to Hell. Caleb has no one going today, and Shane Greene and Daniel Norris going tomorrow, so he's my pick to be stuck at 0 the longest.
Finally, we get to saves. Taylor, Kate, and Luke are all still waiting on their first save. Of the three, Luke is the only one with two healthy closers, and Kate has Betances (and Uehara, once he's healthy). Taylor snagged Mujica off the wire, so he at least has a short term option. He might be the last one standing at zero here, since the Red Sox offense has been looking great and the Phillies aren't exactly good at baseball. Long term, this looks like a huge area of weakness, too; once Uehara is healthy, Taylor is down to no closers at all.
To start off, I'm going to throw out strikeouts. Everyone picked up a strikeout on opening day, and it doesn't seem meaningful to parse out times there.
Also, we're all on the board for RBI! Kate is bringing up the back of the pack here with 1, and I believe she was the last person to get on the board there, with Marcus Semien picking up a 4th inning RBI single in a 10 PM game on opening day.
Kate is also the last woman standing with a zero in runs and HR. She has Arcia and Mauer going this afternoon, so either of those could change quickly if Anibal Sanchez throws a meatball.
With stolen bases, both Mark and Spencer are holding steady at zero. ESPN had both fairly close to the top of the standings in the category, so that isn't cause for concern. Also, the leader in the category has all of one stolen base, so it isn't like there's a huge gap opening already.
On to the pitching categories, where the discrete nature of many of the stats makes it a lot more interesting.
Andrew and Caleb are both sans wins at this point, but Andrew has three pitchers going today. To paraphrase him, albeit with much more colorful language, this run of starters will give him an idea whether his pitching be ok, a small problem like burning a pot on the stove, or a big problem, like the Door to Hell. Caleb has no one going today, and Shane Greene and Daniel Norris going tomorrow, so he's my pick to be stuck at 0 the longest.
Finally, we get to saves. Taylor, Kate, and Luke are all still waiting on their first save. Of the three, Luke is the only one with two healthy closers, and Kate has Betances (and Uehara, once he's healthy). Taylor snagged Mujica off the wire, so he at least has a short term option. He might be the last one standing at zero here, since the Red Sox offense has been looking great and the Phillies aren't exactly good at baseball. Long term, this looks like a huge area of weakness, too; once Uehara is healthy, Taylor is down to no closers at all.
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Heh, being the last of the zeros in 3 categories really did not bode well for me in 2013:
http://durhamplaysforkeeps.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-last-of-zeros.html
Well, at least two days is a far cry from 11. We'll see if anyone still has a zero by this weekend.
Kate is now on the board in runs, with Jose Bautista coming around on a throwing error by McCann, following a walk. Still looking for that first HR though.
Mark is also on the board for SB too. Now the entire league has 1 SB except poor Spencer.
Well, Andrew went from zero wins to three, thanks to three great pitching performances. In the process he also snagged 17 points. Early season standings are fun.
Kate also did some damage in the late games, with a homer from Kyle Seager, so she's on the board in HR now too.
On day 4 of the season, we're down to five different zeros in three categories:
Spencer in SB
Caleb in W
Kate, Luke, and Taylor in SV
Whoo! No more zeroes for me.
Does Bill really have to be at the top of the standings ALREADY?? Can't we wait for the last 3 months of the year before that happens?
Don't worry, Spencer, my ERA is even worse than yours now!
Down to a single 0 now - Kate in saves. With a 5 run lead in the 9th, barring a meltdown from someone else in the Sox pen, and the Yanks sticking to Andrew Miller in the closer role for the time being, Kate will have to wait at least until Tuesday to snag her first save.
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