The commissioner in my league is adding K/9 to the categories next season for the express purpose of adding value to non-closer relievers. So, let's take a look at relievers with high K/9's and add in their Save totals:
1. Dellin Betances, Yankees- 15.53, 12 Saves.
2. Edwin Diaz, Mariners- 15.33, 18 Saves.
3. Andrew Miller, Indians- 14.89, 12 Saves.
4. Craig Kimbrel, Red Sox- 14.09, 31 Saves.
5. Kyle Barraclough, Marlins- 14.00, 0 Saves.
6. Ken Giles, Astros- 13.98, 15 Saves.
7. Aroldis Chapman, Cubs- 13.97, 36 Saves.
8. Kenley Jansen, Dodgers- 13.63, 47 Saves.
9. Michael Feliz, Astros- 13/15, 0 Saves.
10. Shawn Kelley, Nationals- 12.41, 7 Saves.
11. Jason Grilli, Blue Jays- 12.36, 4 Saves.
12. Juan Nicasio, Pirates- 12.13, 0 Saves.
13. Tyler Thornburg, Brewers- 12.09, 13 Saves.
14. David Phelps, Marlins- 11.84, 4 Saves.
15. Seung Hwan Oh, Cardinals- 11.64, 19 Saves.
16. Mychal Givens, Orioles- 11.57, 0 Saves.
17. Cody Allen, Indians- 11.51, 32 Saves.
18. Hector Neris, Phillies- 11.43, 2 Saves.
19. Alex Colome, Rays- 11.28, 37 Saves.
20. Brad Hand, Padres- 11.18, 1 Save.
21. Ryan Buchter, Padres- 11.14, 1 Save.
22. Justin Grimm, Cubs- 11.11, 0 Saves.
23. David Robertson, White Sox- 10.83, 37 Saves.
24. Felipe Rivero, Pirates- 10.75, 1 Save.
25. Kelvin Herrera, Royals- 10.75, 12 Saves.
26. Steve Cishek, Mariners- 10.69, 25 Saves.
27. Addison Reed, Mets- 10.55, 1 Save.
28. Brad Brach, - 10.48, 2 Saves.
29. Luke Gregorson, Astros- 10.46, 15 Saves.
30. Tyler Clippard, Yankees- 10.29, 3 Saves.
So, a reasonable strategy here in a league like mine where you can roster as many as 5 relievers would be to overpay for a couple of high K/9 full time Closers and then try to get 2-3 non-closer relievers with high K/9's.
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We had relief wins (+5) and K's (+2) in our league. Kenley Johnson gave me 357 points making him the #2 pitcher of the ten I had. Scherzer was #1. Strasburg dropped to #3 thanks to the injury. Taking some of the players off the top, in our league they scored:
ReplyDeleteBetances 233 points.
Diaz 172.
Miller 381.
Kimbrel 212.
Barraclough 216.
Colome 226.
I didn't adjust for injuries, call-ups, or other circumstances. Some may be better than these numbers. Other factors may make them worse. Our league's full pitching scoring:
Innings Pitched (IP) 1
Wins (W) 5
Losses (L) -3
Saves (SV) 3
Hits (H) -1
Earned Runs (ER) -1
Walks (BB) -1
Strikeouts (K) 2
Relief Wins (RW) 5
Relief Losses (RL) -3
Blown Saves (BSV) -3
In our scoring, those non-closer relievers were good players to fill out the bottom of a roster. But your average and better starters/closers would still out-perform them in our scoring. For example, Samardzija (one of my guys) had two months of hell. He still finished with 234 points. Robbie Ray in AZ brought in 254. Same with Dan Straily.
OTOH, Greinke had 191, Norris (Det) 102, DeSclafani (Cin) 168... So there is that...
Anyway, I don't really know all your parameters. But, in our league, non-closers did have some value. Not as much as good closers & starting pitching, but in our 12-team league, they had value because of their K-rates and they did, sometimes, pick up a save.
Evans met with the agent for free agent left-hander Aroldis Chapman at the MLB GM Meetings. Would not mind.
ReplyDeleteReading around this evening:
ReplyDeletePer ESPN: "Roughly 20 teams attended Holland's workout on Monday, and the San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Rays, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners are believed to have interest in the right-hander, Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports reports. The Red Sox's interest in Holland has been described as "strong.""