RELIEVERS: Walking through some LIMA picks in the Baseball Forecaster
Jan 18 2021
2021 is here and we have no time to waste. A lot remains up in the air with respect to bullpens and free agents. But let's press onward and look at some LIMA picks from the 2021 Baseball Forecaster.
LIMA is a concept that goes back decades here at BaseballHQ.com. You can find a description here. We start with a list of LIMA grades "A" and "B+" pulled from the Baseball Forecaster--there are not very many:
LIMA A BPV =========== === S.Lugo (NYM) 156 W.Smith (ATL) (L) 154 T.May (NYM) 152 P.Johnson (SD) 136 S.Barlow (KC) 128 H.Neris (PHI) 128 A.Garrett (CIN) (L) 128
These are all projected as high-skills relievers, of course. What gives them a high grade is those skills coupled with an...
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