Relief Pitching

[Illuminati]

Who are the top RP's this season?

[Bleeding Green]

JJ Putz
Takashi Saito
Rafael Soriano
Hideki Okajima
Jonathan Papelbon
Rafael Betancourt
Pat Neshek
Francisco Cordero
Scott Linebrink
Heath Bell

That's in no order outside of J.J. Putz being #1.

[Posey H8er]

^ Cordero scares me more for some reason. He looked dominate vs. Chicago.

[SportsWorld]

Not to be a homer or anything but Carlos Marmol has been lights out all year and has some nasty stuff.
He is 2-0 with an 1.02 ERA in 14 games and 17.2 innings pitched.

[34Celtic]

Not Jonathan Sanchez

Scott Proctor has been severly overworked

Paplebon, Okajima, Neshak.

[Buck You]

Francisco Cordero is pretty good.

[theyoungweatherman]

Casey Janseen with an ERA under 1

[Basketball Jesus]

Add Scot Shields to water and stir.

[Basketball Jesus]

Also: George Sherrill, Brian Fuentes and Billy Wags.

[Black Jesus 1]

Tony Pena for the D'Backs...LIGHTS out

[High 5]

Rafael Soriano would have a .61 ERA is not for pitching three innings in blow outs. He has given up 11 runs on the year, 9 of them coming in games with at least 7 runs differential. (up 8-0, up 7-0 and tonight down 8-0)

In his other 29.1 innings he has only given up 2 runs. He's 2-0, 5-for-5 in saves and he hasn't given up a lead yet.

[34Celtic]

Rafael Soriano would have a .61 ERA is not for pitching three innings in blow outs. He has given up 11 runs on the year, 9 of them coming in games with at least 7 runs differential. (up 8-0, up 7-0 and tonight down 8-0)

In his other 29.1 innings he has only given up 2 runs. He's 2-0, 5-for-5 in saves and he hasn't given up a lead yet.

Now this is a stat I like!!!

You pitch a lot differently in games that are close than you do in blowouts. If you're up by that much most of the time your just putting the ball over hoping your d can make plays. In close games you mix your spots and pitches a lot more. Its all about situations

[bigboy1234]

The lowest 5 xFIP of relievers with at least 25 IP:

H. Bell
T. Saito
F. Rodriguez
J. Broxton
F. Cordero

BTW, how is 28 K's in 39 IP with a 2.27 ERA lights out?

[34Celtic]

BTW, how is 28 K's in 39 IP with a 2.27 ERA lights out?

What's his WHIP? thats the one stat that should be used to judge relievers. You can't go by ERA because so often relievers come in in the middle of an inning and let inherited runners score. Or they leave and guys get out of their jams, or make it worse.

[sideshowking24]

I thought when inherited runners scored, those runs were charged to the pitcher who allowed those runners to get on base, or am I mistaken?

[bigboy1234]

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What's his WHIP? thats the one stat that should be used to judge relievers. You can't go by ERA because so often relievers come in in the middle of an inning and let inherited runners score. Or they leave and guys get out of their jams, or make it worse.

Thats why I used xFIP, actually shows how good the pitcher is pitching.

[34Celtic]

I dont know what xfip is

[lpsevier]

I dont know what xfip is

http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/statpages/glossary/

Expected Fielding Independent Pitching. This is an experimental stat that adjusts FIP and "normalizes" the home run component. Research has shown that home runs allowed are pretty much a function of fly balls allowed and home park, so xFIP is based on the average number of home runs allowed per outfield fly. Theoretically, this should be a better predictor of a pitcher's future ERA.

[34Celtic]

so it doesn't take into affect line drive singles or gap doubles?

[Basketball Jesus]

34C, it