RELIEVERS: 2022 Early leverage in DET, KC, MIA, MIN and SF
Apr 24 2022
So today, an early look at roles using Leverage Index ("LI") invented by Tom Tango to measure against an index (of 1.00) the leverage that each reliever faces across multiple outings and clean appearances ("cln/app") which indicates the success rate, from a manager's point of view, using Detroit, Kansas City, Miami, Minnesota, and revisiting San Francisco. You can find these usage indicators under the "Teams" tab and "Bullpen Indicators" for all teams.
Detroit's closer appears to be Gregory Soto (LHP, DET) with two saves so far to Michael Fulmer's (RHP, DET) one save. But Fulmer has outpitched Soto in the early going:
DET Sv BS Hld IP K/9 CMD HR/9 xERA CLN/APP INH LI vL vR ================= == == === === ==== ===...
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