I wonder if we're starting to see the residual effect of stronger drug testing. Pitchers are definitely winning the battle this season. I was watching the Mets game last night and Pelfrey went in with an ERA of something like 2.70 and I was shocked to hear he was 10th in the NL in ERA. Last year, only 12 pitchers in the majors had ERAs under 3.00. Right now, there are at least 30 starting pitchers with ERAs under 3.00.