Back in the old days, most relievers were failed starting pitchers that couldn’t hack it. Teams started to find the value in having strong relievers as the years went by, eventually started to develop specific roles for bullpen arms and that culminated in the modern-day reliever and the stratified situation that most teams use to
Bullpens
The Closer Chart – August 28th, 2019
Closer constantly change. Who is in charge at the moment? The 2019 season is underway and, predictably, it’s a disaster. Some teams seem to have no plan at all. Other teams are continually searching for answers to get the last out, either because of poor performance or injury. Very few are the situations that have
BURR 2019: Week 22
Bullpen Usage & Reliever Ratings, or BURR, is an idea that Flowers and Mans have been playing around with since the 2017 season. The reason for their focus is simply that bullpens are a more important part of the modern game than ever before. You know what we mean. Whereas at one time starting pitchers threw 220
The Closer Chart – August 15th, 2019
The 2019 season is underway and, predictably, it’s a disaster. Some teams seem to have no plan at all. Other teams are continually searching for answers to get the last out, either because of poor performance or injury. Very few are the situations that have nary an issue. Each week we will try to get
BURR 2019: Week 21
Bullpens matter a ton in fantasy basball. Bullpen Usage & Reliever Ratings, or BURR, is an idea that Flowers and Mans have been playing around with since the 2017 season. The reason for their focus is simply that bullpens are a more important part of the modern game than ever before. You know what we mean. Whereas
BURR 2019: Week 20
Bullpen Usage & Reliever Ratings, or BURR, is an idea that Flowers and Mans have been playing around with since the 2017 season. The reason for their focus is simply that bullpens are a more important part of the modern game than ever before. You know what we mean. Whereas at one time starting pitchers threw 220