RELIEVERS: Changes for the better?
May 19 2015
This column includes Arizona, but it starts in Texas.
Why Texas? Because Neftali Feliz (RHP, TEX) has been booted from the role with a 4.70 xERA and just 10 of 16 clean appearances in 2015. The Rangers declared that there is no set role of "closer" on the team. Here's the problem:
TEX Sv IP Dom Cmd HR/9 xERA BPV Clean/App LI LI' ============ == ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== === ========= ==== ==== Feliz 6 16.3 8.3 2.1 1.1 4.70 56 10/16 1.87 2.18 Tolleson 0 17.3 12.5 8.0 1.0 2.35 203 13/17 1.35 1.43 Kela 0 17.7 7.6 2.1 0.5 4.13 62 13/19 1.03 1.10 Bass 0 25.7 5.6 2.7 1.1 3.76 72 7/13 0.92 1.05 Scheppers 0 6.0 6.0 1.0 0.0 5.36 -28 3/6 ...
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