If we take a look at the BS meter, we see Heath Bell still owns the pole position. It still appears that three BS this early in the season is the indicator of a closer losing his job. This means Henry Rodriguez is in some tough straights, word. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Please, blog, may I have some more?Chicago White Sox – Last Thursday, I told people to go all in on Addison Reed. Not long afterward, Chris Sale was removed from the rotation, placed in the bullpen and anointed the closer. Since the proclamation, Sale appeared in the 8th inning, blew the lead and Reed got the save chance in extra innings. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Please, blog, may I have some more?I blame the media: every manager has an itchy trigger finger early in the season when it comes to the bullpen. Or I blame myself and everyone else who obsesses over fantasy as we’ve created a culture where 5.2 IPs are something that need to be dissected and reacted to as if a reliever is only going to throw 10 innings, not 60-80 innings, in a season. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Please, blog, may I have some more?
Bottom of the Ninth: Introducing the BS Meter
April 26, 2012 | 2012 Fantasy Baseball, Closers | 85 Commentsby: Albert Lang
Before going through the closer upheaval rigmarole, I thought it important to set some context on blown saves. From 2009-2011 (three seasons), of pitchers with at least 10 saves, 11 relievers blew 16 or more saves. Only three of those pitchers (Matt Capps, Carlos Marmol and Jim Johnson) are still closers. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Please, blog, may I have some more? Bottom of the Ninth: That Heath Crunch
April 19, 2012 | 2012 Fantasy Baseball, Closers | 42 Commentsby: Albert Lang
Pittsburgh Pirates: Surprisingly, Juan Cruz toed the rubber in the ninth to earn the save for the Pirates Tuesday night. Initially there was no word as to the why. Eventually, we heard that Joel Hanrahan tweaked his hamstring on the last pitch of his outing against the Giants on Sunday. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Please, blog, may I have some more? Bottom of the Ninth: The Dust Settles?
April 12, 2012 | 2012 Fantasy Baseball, Closers | 96 Commentsby: Albert Lang
Surprisingly, the dust has settled a few places and some of the riskier closers (Frank Francisco, Jim Johnson, Grant Balfour, Fernando Rodney (wtf?), Javy Guerra, etc.) have gotten off to good starts. That said, there’s still a dash of turmoil in Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Miami, Toronto and Washington. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Please, blog, may I have some more? Bottom of the Ninth: What to Look for in the First Week
April 5, 2012 | 2012 Fantasy Baseball, Closers | 27 Commentsby: Albert Lang
Grey covered the Andrew Bailey and Frank Francisco situations nicely on Tuesday. However, I had already started putting information together, so I’ll leave you with a few lines from my Francisco write-up:
While Francisco is not expected to miss anytime, we’re talking about a relatively fragile relief pitcher here and a Mets organization that has a hard enough time keeping healthy players off the disabled list. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Please, blog, may I have some more? Ryan Dempster, 2012 Fantasy Outlook
March 22, 2012 | 2012 Fantasy Baseball, 2012 Fantasy Baseball Draft | 13 Commentsby: Albert Lang
From 2008-2010, Ryan Dempster posted a 3.49 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 2.50 K:BB rate over 622 innings. He averaged 189 K’s a season during that stretch and was a great fantasy baseball contributor, i.e. he was all Henry Rowengartner.
Then, Dempster turned 34 and became all Chet Steadman. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Please, blog, may I have some more?As the world continues to be hyper about “what have you done for me lately,” fantasy baseball owners rejoice. It’s nice when your opponents look at 2011’s stats and think they are gospel because then guys who had bad years last year fall through the cracks. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Please, blog, may I have some more?Traditional, smarishional, am I right?
I mean, long gone are the days when your soon-to-be father-in-law would actually pay you (in sheep, no less) to take his wretched daughter off his hands.
Similarly, Razzballers are becoming masters of their own domains and kicking the traditional 5×5 fantasy baseball game to the curb. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Please, blog, may I have some more?
