RELIEVERS: Saves amid the chaos and fluid situations
Jun 19 2022
This week we go back to fluid and chaotic save situations, examining Boston, Miami, Minnesota, Philadelphia and Seattle. We start in Boston, where pitching coach Dave Bush says that "right now" Tanner Houck (RHP, BOS) is "trending" to be the closer. Some wishy-washy words in there, but it sounds like the closer is Houck for now:
BOS Sv Hld IP ERA xERA WHIP K% K-BB% HR/9 pxERA ================= == === ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ===== ==== ===== M.Strahm (L) 3 5 18.0 4.00 3.56 1.17 28 22 0.0 4.11 H.Robles 2 7 19.7 3.20 4.69 1.12 17 9 1.4 4.33 T.Houck 2 1 42.7 3.38 3.58 1.17 24 14 0.4 3.31 J.Diekman (L) 1 10 23.3 3.47 4.41 1.50 30 12 1.5 ...
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