RELIEVERS: 2012 Outlook in the AL and NL West
Sep 20 2011
Completing the look ahead to 2012, this week the column tackles the western divisions.
Jordan Walden has done a nice enough job as closer for the Angels. Help has come from uber-lefty Scott Downs and Rich Thompson, but not much from anyone else. Fernando Rodney was a major disappointment. Skills:
LAA IP Dom Cmd HR/9 xERA BPV LI ============== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== === ==== Downs (L) 49.0 5.9 2.5 0.6 3.01 85 1.79 Walden 56.0 10.1 2.7 0.2 3.12 107 1.61 Cassevah 35.0 6.2 1.3 0.3 3.32 36 0.69 R.Thompson 51.3 9.5 3.0 0.9 3.39 104 0.69 Takahashi (L) 63.0 7.1 2.1 1.0 3.80 60 1.31(-) T.Bell 31.3 4.6 1.6 0.3 4.33 38 0.73(-) Rodney...
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