After years of anticipation, MacKenzie Gore has finally turned into the ace Nationals fans knew he had the talent to become. He is second in baseball in strikeouts, top 10 in innings pitched and has a sparkling 3.09 ERA in 17 starts. However, Gore’s dominance is not translating into wins for the Nationals.
While win/loss record is a highly outdated statistic. Nowadays, most baseball fans realize this. Guys like Jacob Degrom putting up dominant stats while not winning many games shows why the stat is not very useful. However, the fact that MacKenzie Gore is 3-8 on the season is eyebrow raising.