Moneyball

At the onset of the season I couldn't help but look at the MLB futures section at an online sportsbook. After seeing the majority of the media predicting NL West success for the Dodgers I was perplexed at this...

...which prompted this.

My how the tables have turned...

What was once an 1.8:1 advantage has dipped below an even money wager, and all it took was 10 games. Yup, the Dodgers are pretty good.

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Going for six straight, courtesy of dodgers.com...

Jorge De La Rosa, Colorado Rockies (0-1, 9.64 ERA)

De La Rosa mixed an effective fastball and changeup during the first two-plus innings of his initial start, a home loss to the Phillies on Saturday. But he couldn't put hitters away with his changeup, started falling behind in the count with two outs, and wound up giving up five runs and six hits in 4 2/3 innings. The Phillies also forced him to throw 99 pitches in that time.

Randy Wolf, Los Angeles Dodgers (1-1, 3.65 ERA)

Wolf took the Dodgers into the eighth inning in Sunday's win against the Diamondbacks, even though he felt he was pitching without an effective fastball. In a very young rotation, Wolf is the one experienced enough to make a quick adjustment and win a game even without his full repertoire. Wolf had command of his curveball and kept hitters off-balance with pinpoint changeup command.