RELIEVERS: Angels, Twins, Diamondbacks, Padres and Opening Day
Apr 5 2016
This column has talked at length about Oakland, Seattle, Tampa Bay and Toronto pens here and Milwaukee, Atlanta, Cincinnati and Philadelphia pens here. This week, it takes a look at the Angels, Twins, Diamondbacks and Padres pens, where there may be some volatility down the road, and then scoops up last minute Opening Day news with respect to relievers.
We start with projections in the Angels pen where Huston Street (RHP, LAA) is projected to solidly be the incumbent closer:
LAA IP xERA WHIP Dom Cmd HR/9 G/F BPV $ ADP ================ == ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ===== === == === Street 58 3.78 1.16 8.2 3.1 1.1 36/44 91 8 150 J.Smith 65 3.28 1.17 7.8 3.0 0.7 54/26 100 3 486 Salas...
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