RELIEVERS—Some 2014 spring training stats

This week, the column looks at some relievers with notable spring training strikeouts-to-walk rates. The data sets are tiny--roughly 6 to 10 innings, so don't make far ranging changes to your projections or cheat sheets just yet. However, these are notable and worthy of some attention. Here is the non-comprehensive list:

                    IP   K/BB   ERA  WHIP
==============     ====  ====  ====  ====
Benoit (SD)         6.1  12/1  0.00  0.63
B.Gomes (TAM)       9.0  12/2  0.00  0.44
Bastardo (PHI) (L)  8.2  11/0  2.08  0.69
Storen (WAS)        5.2   5/6  9.53  2.47
Parra (CIN) (L)     8.0  11/1  1.13  0.63
Abad (OAK) (L)     10.1  11/0  3.48  0.77
M.Lowe (TAM)       10.1  12/1  0.87  1.16
Black (NYM)         8.0   8/9  4.50 ...

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