RELIEVERS: Five spring training questions
Feb 12 2014
It may not quite be spring, but the Diamondbacks pitchers and catchers have reported and most of the rest of them are ready to get going. With spring training comes spring training questions. Here are five of the most pressing for this year in bullpens:
1. Who the heck is going to close for the Baltimore Orioles? The Orioles have Tommy Hunter (RHP, BAL) as the frontrunner, but he has warts, namely, his inability to get lefties out. Here are some of their options:
BAL IP xERA WHIP DOM CMD HR/9 G/F BPV ============== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ===== === T.Hunter 73 3.89 1.19 5.9 3.7 1.4 41/38 82 O'Day 58 3.30 1.00 8.5 4.2 1.1 36/42 113 Webb 58 3.88 1.36 6.2 2.0 0.8 54/25 ...
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