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    Let's Work Together For Once... (Bullpen Research)

    Let's list the top 3-5 relievers for each team.

    -how have they been pitching
    -who's getting traded?
    -difference makers

    Hopefully you guys that watch your favorite team daily can add insight deeper than just ERA or WHIP.

    Name a team, their top relievers, who's closing, who's been dominant/gascan...

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    Rangers fan. Nathan, Scheppers and Cotts are the best 3 relievers. Nathan is having a career year despite his stuff not being quite as good in the past, but he is getting the job done. Scheppers is a Final 5 All-Star candidate but has sucked the past week or two. He was lights out in April/May and early June but something has gotten to him lately. And Cotts has been a solid lefty out of the pen. I'd list Robbie Ross as a good reliever but like Scheppers he has been really bad the past month or so. And I don't think any of these guys are getting traded.

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    Phillies fan and the only thing you need to know is we have the worst pen in the league.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Louisvillekid1 View Post
    Phillies fan and the only thing you need to know is we have the worst pen in the league.
    even with a decent closer...who will be headed outta town after the next three game losing streak

    bastardo has been pitching decently but i dont trust him even still....and adams has been a total waste

    in unrelated news delmon young has had two of the worst ab's ive seen this year in tonights game

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    Good stuff so far...

    Lets keep this going throughout the rest of the year...

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    Pirates closer Grilli having a career year, first time all star at age 60. One blown save all year, leading the league in saves.

    8th inning guy Mark melancon also having a career year. Just as dominate as Grilli.

    Tony Watson would be next guy. Also pitching great. None of these three are going anywhere but the pirates would be wise to get something out of Grilli. He can't replicate this season and Melancon is capable of pitching the 9th.

    Top 3 pens in baseball

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    Mariano and Robertson isn't a bad duo ... Just need a3rd guy

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    Quote Originally Posted by You mad bro View Post
    Mariano and Robertson isn't a bad duo ... Just need a3rd guy
    They have him, they're just too dumb to use him. Hughes should be locking down the 7th.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WvGambler View Post
    They have him, they're just too dumb to use him. Hughes should be locking down the 7th.
    He should but isn't lol .. He would be a much better relief pitcher that's for sure .. They already ruined joba

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    Dbacks

    Hernandez, Bell, Putz all struggling this year. Dbacks near the top of the blown save department. Zeigler is decent. Bullpen was worked hard over the Mets series. However, Dbacks starting pitching has gone 24 innings and given up 2ER in the last 3 games. Even with the so-so bullpen this year, Dbacks have a solid 1 run game record, near the top in comeback wins and extra inning wins.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Louisvillekid1 View Post
    Phillies fan and the only thing you need to know is we have the worst pen in the league.
    On Fukkin cue, werth just missed a game tying 3 run bomb off paplefukk

    tried to give it away
    Last edited by Louisvillekid1; 07-08-13 at 08:49 PM.

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    Dodgers... Jansen is an amazing closer... Paco Rodriguez is awesome as a setup man. Everyone else is really up and down (league, belisario, howell)

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    Milwaukee, Cubbies, Arizona and San Diego with only one available lefty at the moment in the NL.

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    Brewers for sale:
    Gorzelany - quality lh veteran having a very good year 46 ip, 2.12 era
    Axford- very solid as of late 0.93 era last 30 days
    K-Rod - having an amazing yr (wtf) 1.31 era, 8 for 8 in save opportunity's


    Hopefully a contender overpays for one of these Jabronis
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    Tigers fan here newbie too site awesome thread... Smyly by far our best Albuquerque has been great just gave up his first homerun the other night and Rondon the suppose to be closer has been solid. Coke is a is a choke. Benoit the closer is better than velverde but cannot be trusted yet

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    Quote Originally Posted by Remedy View Post
    . Coke is a is a choke.
    The issue with Coke is that he's allowed to pitch to right handed batters, So far this year Lefties are hitting 192/245/279 and has a 26%/8% k/BB rates and haven't given up a HR

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    Quote Originally Posted by iifold View Post
    Let's list the top 3-5 relievers for each team.

    -how have they been pitching
    -who's getting traded?
    -difference makers

    Hopefully you guys that watch your favorite team daily can add insight deeper than just ERA or WHIP.

    Name a team, their top relievers, who's closing, who's been dominant/gascan...
    wait how does this help anyone?

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    Quote Originally Posted by WvGambler View Post
    Pirates closer Grilli having a career year, first time all star at age 60. One blown save all year, leading the league in saves.

    8th inning guy Mark melancon also having a career year. Just as dominate as Grilli.

    Tony Watson would be next guy. Also pitching great. None of these three are going anywhere but the pirates would be wise to get something out of Grilli. He can't replicate this season and Melancon is capable of pitching the 9th.

    Top 3 pens in baseball

    He said putting numbers aside. Pirates aren't even in the top 10 for bullpens.
    Grilli is garbage he will fade hard.
    Melancon is the only decent guy there.
    This is BY FAR the most over-achieving first half team in MLB. GREAT 2nd half fade. They will be .500 by season's end.
    Grilli won't be the closer by then either.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hankcream View Post
    Brewers for sale:
    Gorzelany - quality lh veteran having a very good year 46 ip, 2.12 era
    Axford- very solid as of late 0.93 era last 30 days
    K-Rod - having an amazing yr (wtf) 1.31 era, 8 for 8 in save opportunity's


    Hopefully a contender overpays for one of these Jabronis
    Best post in this thread.
    Guy who knows his teams has a bunch of stains just hot right now.
    Well said.

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    Could be a really good thread...

    Tried to start something like this early in the season...

    http://www.sportsbookreview.com/forum/players-ta...-bullpens.html

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    There is a long running, very well done thread on another free forum. PM me for details.

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    grant balfour oakland 23/23 in saves

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    Quote Originally Posted by BennyBigNuts View Post

    He said putting numbers aside. Pirates aren't even in the top 10 for bullpens.
    Grilli is garbage he will fade hard.
    Melancon is the only decent guy there.
    This is BY FAR the most over-achieving first half team in MLB. GREAT 2nd half fade. They will be .500 by season's end.
    Grilli won't be the closer by then either.
    Reeeeeeeaaaaaaal sharp guy here. Best bullpen in the league.

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