Red Sox - Do spring training stats matter?

Do spring training stats matter? If you are a fan of the Red Sox and the AL East you better hope not.

Below is the combined starting pitching stats for the 2016 spring training season for teams in the AL East. These numbers include any pitcher who has made at least 2 starts in the spring season. The stats DO NOT include today's games.

If Toronto gets anything close to that type of starting pitching with their line-up this could be another long season for the Bosox.

Team	W	L	ERA	G	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	AVG	WHIP
TB	6	4	2.51	25	71.66	54	20	9	17	67	0.205	0.99
TOR	10	2	2.79	26	90.33	72	28	8	17	65	0.210	0.99
NYY	7	5	4.07	29	90.67	86	41	10	24	78	0.246	1.21
BOS	7	9	4.87	30	101.67	129	55	15	42	82	0.311	1.68
BAL	4	8	7.44	29	81.00	114	67	19	28	48	0.338	1.75

Here are the details for each team. Some rough springs for 3 of the the Orioles projected starters. Tanaka and Sabathia are spitting the bit. Tampa Bay has good pitching again. Shocker.

Player	Team	W	L	ERA	G	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	AVG	WHIP
Gonzalez, M	BAL	1	4	12.56	5	14.33	28	20	5	6	4	0.424	2.37
Tillman, C	BAL	0	0	9.31	3	9.67	16	10	3	7	10	0.381	2.38
Worley, V	BAL	1	1	4.61	6	13.67	16	7	2	4	7	0.308	1.46
Wright, M	BAL	2	2	4.79	6	20.67	23	11	2	6	17	0.277	1.40
Wilson, T	BAL	0	0	2.51	6	14.33	15	4	2	0	7	0.263	1.05
Gallardo, Y	BAL	0	1	16.88	3	8.33	16	15	5	5	3	0.432	2.63
TOTALS	BAL	4	8	7.44	29	81.00	114	67	19	28	48	0.338	1.75
Player	Team	W	L	ERA	G	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	AVG	WHIP
Elias, R	BOS	1	2	10.45	5	10.33	21	12	4	4	12	0.420	2.42
Porcello, R	BOS	0	2	9.77	4	15.67	29	17	4	4	9	0.408	2.11
Wright, S	BOS	1	2	2.66	5	20.33	27	6	1	6	11	0.318	1.62
Buchholz, C	BOS	1	1	4.50	3	10.00	11	5	1	7	6	0.275	1.80
Owens, H	BOS	0	1	5.40	5	13.33	12	8	1	9	14	0.250	1.58
Kelly, J	BOS	3	0	1.35	5	20.00	18	3	1	6	18	0.240	1.20
Price, D	BOS	1	1	3.00	3	12.00	11	4	3	6	12	0.239	1.42
TOTALS	BOS	7	9	4.87	30	101.67	129	55	15	42	82	0.311	1.68
Player	Team	W	L	ERA	G	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	AVG	WHIP
Tanaka, M	NYY	1	1	7.36	4	11.00	16	9	3	2	9	0.340	1.64
Sabathia, C	NYY	0	3	5.84	4	12.33	17	8	2	5	8	0.304	1.78
Nova, I	NYY	0	0	5.50	5	18.00	18	11	3	8	13	0.261	1.44
Severino, L	NYY	2	0	3.86	5	16.33	15	7	1	3	19	0.238	1.10
Pineda, M	NYY	1	0	1.00	3	9.00	7	1	0	1	11	0.219	0.89
Eovaldi, N	NYY	1	1	3.86	3	9.33	7	4	0	4	7	0.212	1.18
Mitchell, B	NYY	2	0	0.61	5	14.67	6	1	1	1	11	0.122	0.48
TOTALS	NYY	7	5	4.07	29	90.67	86	41	10	24	78	0.246	1.21
Player	Team	W	L	ERA	G	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	AVG	WHIP
Ramirez, E	TB	3	0	4.50	4	14.00	16	7	0	1	15	0.281	1.21
Odorizzi, J	TB	1	1	1.50	4	12.00	9	2	3	7	12	0.220	1.33
Moore, M	TB	0	0	1.74	3	10.33	8	2	2	0	11	0.211	0.77
Archer, C	TB	0	2	3.00	3	9.00	7	3	0	4	7	0.194	1.22
Smyly, D	TB	2	1	3.38	4	16.00	10	6	4	2	14	0.179	0.75
Eveland, D	TB	0	0	0.00	7	10.33	4	0	0	3	8	0.114	0.68
TOTALS	TB	6	4	2.51	25	71.66	54	20	9	17	67	0.205	0.99
Player	Team	W	L	ERA	G	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	AVG	WHIP
Dickey, R	TOR	1	1	5.02	4	14.33	16	8	2	2	7	0.281	1.26
Happ, J	TOR	1	0	3.38	3	10.67	11	4	1	1	5	0.262	1.13
Sanchez, A	TOR	2	0	1.35	5	20.00	15	3	1	3	19	0.211	0.90
Stroman, M	TOR	1	0	1.98	4	13.67	10	3	1	0	12	0.200	0.73
Floyd, G	TOR	3	0	2.19	4	12.33	9	3	1	3	11	0.196	0.97
Hutchison, D	TOR	2	1	3.26	6	19.33	11	7	2	8	11	0.164	0.98
TOTALS	TOR	10	2	2.79	26	90.33	72	28	8	17	65	0.210	0.99