RELIEVERS: CHC, LA, LAA, PIT and TOR pens
Aug 20 2023
This week it is the Cubs, Dodgers, Angels, Pirates, and Blue Jays. We start with the Cubs, who have been getting strong work from the top of their bullpen and closer Adbert Alzolay (RHP, CHC). Alzolay is grabbing every save chance, and the set-up bridge to him has been good too:
CHC (L30) Sv IP xERA WHIP K% K%-BB% HR/9 ==================== == ==== ==== ==== == ====== ==== A.Alzolay 9 13.7 3.41 0.95 26 22 0.7 M.Leiter 0 14.7 3.34 0.68 27 18 0.6 J.Merryweather 0 14.7 3.34 1.09 31 25 1.8 M.Fulmer 0 12.3 2.53 1.14 38 28 1.5 J.Cuas 0 10.3 5.60 2.23 24 2 0.9
Note there is no prominent left-hander, and that is not optimal,...
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