RELIEVERS: Matching usage with skills in a sprint-season
Jun 23 2020
So we'll have games! But while we continue to wait for season parameters—actual Opening Day, what kind of schedule, opponents, and probably plenty of other factors, this column makes some observations regarding our own BaseballHQ.com bullpen projections. One of the most basic (but incredibly important) observations has to do with projected bullpen usage. Specifically, the column simply looks at the relievers projected to pitch 40 games or more in the current projections [which were based on a 100 game-season from May; new 60-game projections coming later this week—Ed.]. What may not otherwise be apparent on its face is that the number of NL relievers projected for 40+ games is far larger than the number of AL relievers projected for 40+...
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