- Breath of fresh air, Chicago Tribune, March 29, 2009.
3. You know who’s loving life right now? Just, like, top of the world in every way? No, not Phoebe Waller-Bridge. I mean, she is, but she’s not the answer I was looking for (watch “Fleabag,” though). No, the person I was thinking of is Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander.
Since leaving Detroit for H-Town back in August 2017, Verlander has won three division titles, one American League pennant, one championship series MVP and a World Series. These are his mind-blowing stats during his time in Houston: 42-15 record, 2.45 ERA, 633 strikeouts and .837 WHIP. The more analytical stats tell a similar story, with a 179 ERA+, 3.00 FIP and a truly absurd K/9 rate of 12.1.
This year, he finds himself in an extremely tight race for the AL Cy Young Award after a phenomenal season in which he put up a 21-6 record with a 2.58 ERA, .803 WHIP and 300 strikeouts. His competition? His teammate Gerrit Cole, who finished his seventh season at 20-5 with a 2.50 ERA, .895 WHIP, and 326 strikeouts. Again, these guys are on the same team.
Verlander’s three-year run of success is a microcosm of the Astros’ over the same period of time. From 2017-2019, Houston is 311-175. That’s a winning percentage of .640, and their combined run differential (often a good predictor of postseason success and the actual quality of a team) over this run is +739. Unbelievable.
Perhaps the craziest thing about these Astros is just how bad they were merely six years ago. They finished 51-111 in 2013, the worst record in the majors by 11 games. It was their fifth consecutive losing season, and while they would improve in 2017, they still finished 70-92.
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