RELIEVERS: Gambles (too much risk) for 2021
Mar 14 2021
This week, the column examines some "gambles" defined as relievers who carry a risk of underdelivering based on the current price point.
Here we start with skill sets:
K-BB <20% Sv Hd IP xERA WHIP K% K-BB% HR/9 BPV $ ADP
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A.Colomé (MIN) 24 9 58 4.14 1.19 21 12 0.6 78 5 174
D.Bard (COL) 15 7 58 4.26 1.31 23 13 0.9 83 -2 326
J.Leclerc (TEX) 20 0 65 4.14 1.31 32 18 1.0 87 0 350
H.Harvey (BAL) 13 8 65 4.26 1.29 22 15 1.5 92 -4 389
Y.Garcia (MIA) 12 15 73 4.53 1.22 26 19 1.1 107 1 412
J.Soria (ARI) 20 11 65 4.24 1.29 27 17 1.1 98 0 504The commonality with these six relievers is they are projected for 12 or more saves, but also projected for a K-BB% under 20%. All six have a 4.00+ xERA, which isn't what you want from a...
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