RELIEVERS: 2014 non-roster invitees

Trying to find a diamond in the rough is a daunting task. Bullpens are replete with hard throwers cutting loose for an inning at a time. This column looks at eight non-roster invitee relievers to see if there is anything in the tank worth considering. Let's start with the projected BPIs for these eight NRIs:

                  IP  xERA  Dom  Cmd HR/9  G/F  BPV
==============   ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ===== ===
R.Montero (NYM)   58  3.51  7.6  4.1  0.3 40/40 105
Farnsworth (NYM)  36  3.46  9.0  2.6  0.8 48/35  94
Valverde (NYM)    29  3.93  8.1  2.4  1.2 42/42  73
G.Burke (COL)     29  4.46  6.5  2.3  0.9 40/40  60
R.Coello (NYY)    29  3.92 10.2  1.9  0.3 40/40  60
Atchison (CLE)    15  4.03  6.0  2.0  1.2 49/34  54
Aceves (BAL)     ...

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