RELIEVERS: 2022 Signings updates and free agents
Mar 20 2022
This week the column looks at some signings, some changes, and some free agents.
Arizona signed Ian Kennedy (RHP, ARI) to help closer Mark Melancon (RHP, ARI) and the rest of the pen. Will he?
ARI (proj) Sv IP xERA WHIP K% K-BB% HR/9 15$ ADP min ================ == == ==== ==== ==== ===== ==== === === === M.Melancon 21 65 3.56 1.37 21 14 0.4 1 138 67 I.Kennedy 9 73 4.35 1.25 25 18 1.5 -3 363 133 J.B.Wendelken 0 51 4.69 1.37 22 11 0.9 -9 726 363 J.B.Bukauskas 0 44 5.38 1.64 18 4 1.4 -16 745 403
Let's start with the obvious: Arizona has a pretty terrible bullpen as currently configured. Melancon is almost certainly the best skill set, even with a 14% K%-BB% because he...
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