RELIEVERS: 2016 Bullpen preview—AL Central, NL Central
Sep 8 2015
This week, we turn to the ten teams in the AL and NL Central, starting with the Chicago White Sox. David Robertson (RHP, CHW) was a fantastic closer in 2015 and returns in 2016:
CHW Sv IP Dom Cmd HR/9 xERA BPV Clean/App LI ============= == ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== === ========= ==== Robertson 26 49.0 12.5 6.2 0.7 2.50 187 34/46 1.39 Petricka 2 43.7 6.0 1.8 0.4 3.67 63 35/51 1.19 Z.Duke (L) 1 50.3 9.3 2.1 1.4 3.38 83 40/56 1.31 N.Jones 0 7.3 13.5 5.5 1.2 2.03 205 6/7 0.93 Putnam 0 41.0 12.1 3.1 1.3 2.82 139 28/41 1.01 Albers 0 24.0 7.1 2.4 1.1 3.71 86 9/17 0.60 [FA]
After Robertson, there is a sizeable...
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