AZ Snake Pit · May 5, 2022
Your Random D-Backs: 2006 Tennessee Smokies, Part 2
Photo by: Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesLast week we introduced the 2006 Tennessee Smokies and the position players. This week we take a look at the pitchers.
The Smokies’ pitching staff sported a 3.59 ERA, which seems just fine although it was a bit over the league average that stood at 3.46. It gives an idea on how strong the pitching is in the Southern League in 2006, as the league average was more than half a point lower than in 2005 and 2007. Almost the entire top 50 of pitching leaders had an ERA lower than 3.00 where maybe Homer Bailey stood out amongst all of them, pitching to a 1.59 ERA in 13 starts for the Cincinnati Double A team.