RELIEVERS: Gambles 2017

Today we are looking at gambles. In this context, we define gambles as someone who has skills or other factors may reduce the current role, and where there may be significant risk for the cost. There are always an abundance of these throughout the season in bullpens. Let's start in Minnesota:

The Twins will use incumbent closer Brandon Kintzler (RHP, MIN) because what choice do they have? Let's take a peek:

MIN              Sv  IP  xERA WHIP  Dom  Cmd HR/9  G/F  BPV ADP
============     == ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ===== === === 
Kintzler         28  58  3.75 1.33  5.6  2.8  0.6 59/21  83 276
Perkins (L)       0  29  3.56 1.17  9.0  4.8  0.9 36/41 126 493
T.May             0  65  3.58 1.32 10.8  3.1  1.1 36/41 115 538

Kintzler could...

Almost!

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