Wednesday, October 26, 2011
In past 5 years 'only 2 relievers averaged more than 2 wins above replacement'-FanGraphs
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10/25/11, "Over the last five years only two relievers have averaged more than two wins above replacement; one of them is the greatest closer of all time
the other is Jonathan Papelbon. This can be read two ways: 1) Relievers in general are not that valuable (and are often overpaid), and 2) relievers are volatile and struggle to stay significantly above replacement for an extended period."...
10/25/11, "Over the last five years only two relievers have averaged more than two wins above replacement; one of them is the greatest closer of all time
the other is Jonathan Papelbon. This can be read two ways: 1) Relievers in general are not that valuable (and are often overpaid), and 2) relievers are volatile and struggle to stay significantly above replacement for an extended period."...
- 10/25/11, "Free Agent Market: Relief Pitcher," FanGraphs, Noah Isaacs.
