RELIEVERS: 2014 non-roster invitees
Feb 19 2014
Trying to find a diamond in the rough is a daunting task. Bullpens are replete with hard throwers cutting loose for an inning at a time. This column looks at eight non-roster invitee relievers to see if there is anything in the tank worth considering. Let's start with the projected BPIs for these eight NRIs:
IP xERA Dom Cmd HR/9 G/F BPV
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R.Montero (NYM) 58 3.51 7.6 4.1 0.3 40/40 105
Farnsworth (NYM) 36 3.46 9.0 2.6 0.8 48/35 94
Valverde (NYM) 29 3.93 8.1 2.4 1.2 42/42 73
G.Burke (COL) 29 4.46 6.5 2.3 0.9 40/40 60
R.Coello (NYY) 29 3.92 10.2 1.9 0.3 40/40 60
Atchison (CLE) 15 4.03 6.0 2.0 1.2 49/34 54
Aceves (BAL) ...
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