Baseball Sabermetrics: The Windy City's Best Magnum Start Value (MSV)

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Apr 4, 2017; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Jose Quintana (62) delivers a pitch during the first inning of the game against the Detroit Tigers at Guaranteed Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Caylor Arnold-USA TODAY Sports /

Moving on to the next study, which is current White Sox pitcher Quintana.

This is from May of 2016

5/3: vs Boston Red Sox: 8 IP, 4 H, 0 BB, 1 ER: 5.5 (W, Sox win 4-1)

5/8: vs Minnesota Twins: 7 IP, 6 H, 1 BB, 1 ER: 2.5 (W, Sox win 3-1)

5/14: @ New York Yankees: 7 IP, 5 H, 2 BB’s, 2 ER: 2.5 (L, Sox lose 2-1)

5/20: vs Kansas City Royals: 6.1 IP, 8 H, 0 BB, 4 ER: DNQ (L, Sox lose 4-1)

5/25: @ Cleveland Indians: 6 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 3 ER, DNQ (L, Sox lose 4-3)

5/30: @ New York Mets: 7 IP, 6 H, 2 BB’s, 1 ER, 2.5 (L, Sox lose 1-0)

Monthly Magnum Total (MMT): 13

Monthly Magnum Average (MMA): 2.17

As usual with Quintana, his teammates failed to give him much support in starts where he performed at a high level. However, while both he and the Sox went 2-2 in MSV starts, Quintana fell both times when he only recorded a Quality Start. Even though both he and Sale can lay some blame on their offense, Quintana was nowhere near as dominant, which can be seen by a lesser MMT and MMA score. Remember, this stat is to show dominance and bullpen protection most notably.