Nope I rate a team based on Offense and Starting Pitching. I find that way more important then bullpen and defense. reason why the giants are superior is better starting pitching (Thanks to bumgardner) and waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better hitting.
I never seen a team built to win anything, that the game plan is to get to the bullpen in the 4th and 5th inning. Never walk and never have any power. If that is the way to build a team, then count me out.
Because the way I know how to build a team
Decent middle of the order lineup
Ace Starting Pitching (with decent behind him)
And Good Closer
If you have those things you got a shot. You don't have to be the best team just ask the Giants, they were the third best team in the NL. WAS and LAD were clearly better thanks to run differential. Once again doesn't mean anything who gets hot at the time makes the run.
But Giants Had and ace the royals didn't, They both had good closers. and The giants had a decent middle of the order, and the royals don't. If they didn't have bumgardner I would give a slight edge to the royals. Because yes the defense is great on the royals and they have the best bullpen in baseball, and there starting pitching is decent.
But make no mistake the giants weren't the best team in the nl either as LAD and WAS were way better, but the wildcard once again strikes again. One seems to make run to NLCS or ALCS every year at the very leats in my opinion.
