RELIEVERS: 2016 Bullpen preview—AL East, NL East

Three columns left, and these will be devoted to the AL and NL East, then AL and NL Central, and finally the AL and NL West. Today, the ten teams in the eastern divisions, starting with Baltimore. Here are the Orioles relievers, a strong and deep stable led by close Zach Britton (LHP, BAL):

BAL           Sv   IP    Dom  Cmd HR/9  xERA  BPV Clean/App  LI      
============= ==  ====  ==== ==== ====  ====  === ========= ====
Britton (L)   30  52.0  10.2  5.4  0.4  1.89  188   41/50   1.19
O'Day          2  49.7  11.4  5.3  0.7  2.99  159   43/52   1.20 (FA)
Brach          1  61.3  10.4  2.6  0.7  3.47  100   29/47   0.96
Matusz (L)     0  42.0  10.9  2.7  0.6  3.77   96   30/45   0.87 (FA)

Britton has been brilliant in a very tough...

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