Only 9 pitchers in the AL have ERAs below 3.67, and only 3 below 3.01. That puts Pedro, Zito and Lowe on a different plane from everyone else. Tell me again how you miss the playoffs with two of those three, and Manny Ramirez hitting .340, and Nomaaaah healthy all year?
And honestly, when you were talking about hot rookies before the season, who do you know that said “watch out for Rodrigo Lopez?”