RELIEVERS: Storm clouds overhead for some closers
May 19 2019
This week, who are the weakest closer skill sets to date? A chart for your consideration:
May 16 Sv IP xERA BPV Clean/App BPV' Clean/App' =============== == ==== ==== === ========= ==== ========== S.Romo (MIA) 6 13.0 5.56 17 8/14 7 4/8 B.Parker (MIN) 7 15.3 3.96 51 14/16 120 8/9 A.Swarzak (SEA) 3 12.7 4.97 55 7/14 -17 2/9 W.Davis (COL) 7 14.7 3.87 65 13/17 80 9/13 R.Elias (SEA) (L) 5 22.7 4.16 94 10/18 123 4/10 G.Holland (ARI) 8 15.0 3.44 95 12/15 21 7/10
BPV' and Clean/Appearances' are taken from just the past 30 days. Quick and dirty skills evaluation takes many forms. One quick look for pitchers is expected ERA (xERA) based largely on...
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