RELIEVERS: Drastic xERA changes over the past month
Aug 19 2014
Last week, this column looked at which relievers are used in the highest leverage situations this season. This week, we look at a handful of relievers who have had a big change in their expected ERA over the past month and see how this affects their pens and their roles. Here are the five relievers that caught our attention:
xERA 30xERA
============ ==== ======
Ziegler (ARI) 3.17 4.56
B.Wilson (LA) 4.06 2.43
Howell (LA) (L) 3.28 5.03
Duensing (MIN) (L) 4.00 2.87
R.Soriano (WAS) 3.67 4.67Brad Ziegler (RHP, ARI), J.P. Howell (LHP, LA) and Rafael Soriano (RHP, WAS) have all been a full run of xERA worse the past month than they have been across the entire season. Meanwhile, Brian...
Almost!
You’re just a few clicks away from accessing this feature and hundreds more throughout the year that have a singular goal in mind: Winning your league. Subscribe to BaseballHQ.com here!
Already a subscriber? Sign in here
More From Relief Pitchers
This is the annual sleepers column, but let's be honest: There are no sleepers. There are relievers with great skills who are cheaper than they should be ... and that's what you want anyway.
Mar 1 2026 3:03am
Mar 1 2026 3:03am
Here are your high skills relievers projected to come at a discount and earn a profit, per LIMA grades.
Feb 22 2026 3:04am
Feb 22 2026 3:04am
These five pens are going to figure out roles during Spring Training. Kevin Ginkel appears to be the favorite in Arizona, but let's look at the known options from a skills perspective.
Feb 15 2026 3:07am
Feb 6 2026 3:04am
The initial set of BaseballHQ projections is on the board, and we initially wade through it for three things: LIMA A or B+, at least a 20% K-BB%, and at least one save. Here is that list.
FREE
Jan 16 2026 3:02am
FREE
Jan 16 2026 3:02am
