RELIEVERS: Watching on Opening Day
Apr 3 2012
Some bullpens are more interesting than others at the moment. Here are some tidbits of information for your last minute shopping (all stats current BaseballHQ.com projections):
Baltimore has incumbent Jim Johnson (RHP, BAL) back on track after a back issue kept him out in early March:
BAL IP Dom Cmd HR/9 xERA BPV ========== === ==== ==== ==== ==== === J.Johnson 58 5.7 2.1 0.6 3.67 64 Gregg 58 8.5 1.6 0.9 4.35 31 Lindstrom 51 6.5 2.2 0.9 3.92 62 Strop 51 8.5 2.0 0.4 3.75 63
Johnson is blessed by a lack of strong competition from his penmates. He is cursed by playing the majority of his games against the Yankees, Red...
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