RELIEVERS—Looking ahead to the second half of 2016
Jul 5 2016
This week, this column looks at HQ's second half reliever projections, ranked by dollars in 5x5 and then a handful of specific pens. Let's start with relievers expected to earn $10 or more:
2H proj. $10+ Sv IP ERA WHIP Dom Cmd HR/9 xERA G/F BPV $
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K.Jansen (LA) 22 30 2.70 0.83 12.9 7.2 0.9 2.54 34/49 196 18
Britton (BAL) (L) 22 30 2.10 0.97 9.3 3.9 0.3 2.21 76/11 157 17
Chapman (NYY) (L) 19 30 2.10 1.00 14.4 4.0 0.6 2.41 40/38 180 17
Kimbrel (BOS) 21 30 2.40 0.97 12.9 3.9 0.6 2.66 42/39 163 17
Melancon (PIT) 21 37 2.68 0.97 8.0 4.7 0.5 3.03 53/25 130 16
W.Davis (KC) 19 30 2.40 1.00 10.2 3.1 0.6 3.25 43/37 116...
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