Relievers with negative current value but better projected value
Jul 14 2024
Last week this column covered relievers who posted a positive value so far in 15-team mixed leagues--45 in all. This week, the column looks at relievers who posted a negative value so far in 15-team mixed leagues, but then are projected for positive value the balance of the year.
We begin with the only reliever with a negative value so far in 2024. He is projected to post a value over $10 across the balance of the year: New York Mets closer Edwin Díaz (RHP, NYM). Here are the current numbers and balance-of-season projections:
| Edwin Díaz (RHP, NYM) | SV | IP | ERA | xERA | WHIP | K% | K-BB% | HR/9 | $ |
| current | 9 | 24.2 | 4.38 | 2.93 | 1.18 | 33% | 25% | 1.9 | -1 |
| projections | 13 | 28 | 2.89 | 2.36 | 1.04 | 41% | 32% | 1.0 | 15 |
Obviously Díaz has been a great closer for quite some time. Last year he was Hurt. This...
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