RELIEVERS: More fluidity
Apr 15 2014
This week, the column continues the theme of examining bullpens where interesting things are happening just a few days into 2014.
We pick up the discussion in Boston where Koji Uehara (RHP, BOS) has some shoulder stiffness. With Uehara unavailable, the Red Sox turned to Edward Mujica (RHP, BOS) and not Junichi Tazawa (RHP, BOS). Here are the current projections:
BOS IP Sv xERA WHIP Dom Cmd HR/9 G/F BPV ============== ==== == ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ===== === Uehara 67 35 2.68 0.85 11.0 9.1 0.8 36/51 180 Mujica 54 5 3.59 1.19 6.7 5.0 1.3 46/37 108 Tazawa 67 2 3.09 1.12 9.1 4.5 0.9 39/34 127
Mujica has had something of a lousy start to his season, but he...
Almost!
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