RELIEVERS—35 elite relievers to ponder
May 20 2014
This week, the column looks at some of the top relievers in baseball. These are 35 relievers with a xERA under 3.00. Consider this first list:
IP ERA WHIP Dom Cmd HR/9 xERA GB/FB BPV pxERA
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Kimbrel (ATL) 14.3 2.51 1.19 17.6 4.0 0.0 1.73 48/24 224 1.78
Holland (KC) 15.0 2.40 1.07 13.2 7.3 0.6 2.22 49/34 216 2.50
Robertson (NYY) 10.3 1.74 0.68 10.5 6.0 0.9 2.43 52/39 171 2.64
Perkins (MIN) 19.3 3.72 1.09 13.0 9.3 0.5 2.58 42/42 217 2.90 (L)
K.Jansen (LA) 18.7 4.34 1.61 14.9 3.4 1.0 2.80 37/33 167 2.31These are the only relievers with a current xERA under 3.00 and a...
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