Colorado Rockies - Week 4

A 2-4 week agianst the NL East leaders, the Mets and Braves. Very apparent the Roxs still need some growth. The Roxs are still 5th in the division with a 10-15 record. Currently 6-7 at home and 4-8 on the road, the Roxs have been outscored 101-121 (expected wins is 10). Although their 4 - 8 road record is a bit deceiving as they have scored 37 and given up 37 runs, so they should have 2 additional wins (Hawkins give aways?). Forbes annual assessment of MLB teams gives the following for the Roxs:

1-Yr Value Chg. 6%
Ann. Value Chg. 8%
Debt/Value 28%
Revenue $151 mil
Operating Inc. $23.9 mil
Player Expenses $63 mil
Gate Receipts $35 mil

Okay I'm not an accountant and I know baseball plays a fine game with dollars and cents but what is up with this? Revenue of $151 with player's at $63 and Operating at $24...by my account that means the Monforts are raking in $64 million...and we can't buy a free agent? Hmmmm something is not right. I am beginning to think the Roxs to be successful need to increase their payroll a bit. Last week's good things: An unassisted triple play by Troy...I believe one of the rarest occurances in baseball. This week's WPA leaders:
















Overall season leaders:




















And just for grins...I ran the WPA numbers for all teams and plotted it versus their win percentages...as you can see WPA and success are linked: