through 16 games of the season - and I know people are saying that's a very small sample size but that's 1/10 of the whole season so it ain't that small of a sample size
They are - this is the entire majors, not just NL -
#1 in runs scored
#1 in walks taken
#1 in ERA
#1 in WHIP
#1 in Opponents batting average
#1 in Opponents OPS
#1 in Starter ERA
#3 in Bullpen ERA
#1 in Fielding efficiency on defense
When was the last time you had a team so dominant in so many different facets of the game? They can win an ugly 2-1 pitching showdown, they can win a 20-15 slugfest. They can clobber you by 16 runs with 5 homeruns, they can win a tight 1 run game with defense and intangibles. They can have their starter shut you out, they can have their starter get clobbered and have the bullpen dominate for 6 innings enough to have the offense win the game.
This is all with Heyward hitting way below normal numbers, Bryant is about 70 points below what he should finish with OPS, Rizzo is about 100 points below his batting average expectancy, Zobrist is way below where he should finish, Soler is hitting below .200. They're on pace to score almost a 1,000 runs and I would argue the team is underperforming on offense
They'll finish with around 900 runs scored and 450-500 runs allowed. I see them winning about 118-119 games
They are - this is the entire majors, not just NL -
#1 in runs scored
#1 in walks taken
#1 in ERA
#1 in WHIP
#1 in Opponents batting average
#1 in Opponents OPS
#1 in Starter ERA
#3 in Bullpen ERA
#1 in Fielding efficiency on defense
When was the last time you had a team so dominant in so many different facets of the game? They can win an ugly 2-1 pitching showdown, they can win a 20-15 slugfest. They can clobber you by 16 runs with 5 homeruns, they can win a tight 1 run game with defense and intangibles. They can have their starter shut you out, they can have their starter get clobbered and have the bullpen dominate for 6 innings enough to have the offense win the game.
This is all with Heyward hitting way below normal numbers, Bryant is about 70 points below what he should finish with OPS, Rizzo is about 100 points below his batting average expectancy, Zobrist is way below where he should finish, Soler is hitting below .200. They're on pace to score almost a 1,000 runs and I would argue the team is underperforming on offense
They'll finish with around 900 runs scored and 450-500 runs allowed. I see them winning about 118-119 games