@Consultant posted:A great story today. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com...ephan-extension.html
The Cleveland Guardians will be a strong contender in the American League.
"The value of the late inning relief pitchers".
Bob
Thanks for sharing. It’s very interesting to read the drill down into more detailed stats the article provides. I’m slowly becoming a stat enthusiast after being trapped in the ERA and BA world most of my non baseball life.
From the article:
Drilling down even further, there’s far more to like about Stephan. His 16.2% swinging-strike rate was the 14th-best mark among the 273 pitchers who tossed at least 60 innings in 2022 (starters and relievers alike). He was also better than average in terms of opponents’ exit velocity (87.5 mph average) and hard-hit rate (34.4%), and his 3.1% opponents’ barrel rate was among the very best in all of baseball (98th percentile).
I had to look up what barrel rate was even though I could kind of guess 😁. Cool stuff and fist bump to JucoDad!