RELIEVERS: Need a closer to make your push?
Aug 7 2012
This column is just a look at the current closers, their last 30 days and their projections going forward. Here are three charts of their last 30 days:
L30 TM Sv BS IP ERA WHIP K BB HR G/F ========== ===== == == ==== ==== ==== == == == ===== Chapman (CIN) 16 0 16.3 0.00 0.55 34 2 0 12/6 Hanrahan (PIT) 10 0 9.7 3.72 1.34 15 3 1 7/8 Kimbrel (ATL) 8 1 11.0 0.82 0.45 21 1 1 5/6 F.Rodney (TAM) 8 0 13.0 0.00 0.92 12 3 0 21/8 Wilhelmsen (SEA) 8 1 11.7 2.31 1.03 12 4 0 15/11 A.Reed (CHW) 7 2 9.0 4.00 1.44 6 3 1 16/7 R.Soriano (NYY) 7 1 11.7 2.31 0.86 15 3 1 6/10 K.Jansen (LA) 6 3 12.3 1.46 1.05 16 5 1 ...
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