RELIEVERS: 2016 End-gamers
Mar 15 2016
This week, the column chases the very end game itself—ADP of 500 or greater, with the best skill sets possible (Dom 9.5, Cmd ratio 3.0, HR/9 1.0 or less). There is tremendous overlap with the LIMA lists, but the focus is slightly different and the filters are tougher here for truly $1/end game options (listed by BPV). First, the AL relievers:
AL $1 end game IP xERA WHIP Dom Cmd HR/9 G/F BPV $ ADP ================ == ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ===== === == === Cecil (TOR) (L) 58 2.56 1.09 11.3 4.1 0.6 50/28 157 3 533 Givens (BAL) 58 2.81 1.05 10.7 4.3 0.6 38/32 142 3 638 Salas (LAA) 65 3.27 1.12 9.7 5.0 1.0 34/43 134 -1 682 N.Jones (CHW) 58 3.00 1.12 10.4 3.4 0.6 47/34 129 2 564 Sipp (HOU) (L) 51...
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