Comments on: There Must Be 50 Ways to Build a Bullpen http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/there-must-be-50-ways-to-build-a-bullpen/ Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:36:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mark http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/there-must-be-50-ways-to-build-a-bullpen/#comment-72995 mark Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:56:26 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=4439#comment-72995 Damaso Marte really isn't that good. His WHIP is atrocious for a reliever. Damaso Marte really isn’t that good. His WHIP is atrocious for a reliever.

]]> By: brian recca http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/there-must-be-50-ways-to-build-a-bullpen/#comment-72992 brian recca Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:26:26 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=4439#comment-72992 I thought by the title that this would be a completely different article. I think giving large amounts of money on top of the line relievers is a mistake. Relief pitching is more or less a crapshoot. There are very few relievers who consistently perform at a high level year in and year out (Not including closers). Off the top of my head I can only think of a handful of players who have been consistently good over the past 3-5 years. Scot Shields, Carlos Marmol, John Broxton the last few years, Chad Qualls, Rafeal Soriano when healthy, maybe Damaso Marte, But after that you start seeing a lot of players who have had "hiccup seasons". Rafeal Betancourt, Justin Speier, Dan Wheeler, and Kyle Farnsworth off the top of my head were pretty dominant and all of a sudden just couldn't get it done. The best way imo to build a bullpen is to collect as many high upside players you can find, and just keep shuffling them in until you find a core group of guys that can get outs.I think the padres this year have pretty much done that by acquiring turned away players like Eulogio De La Cruz, Luis Perdomo, Duaner Sanchez, Heath Bell, Edward Mujica, Luke Gregerson, Chad Gaudin, Mark Worrell, Mike Adams, Josh Banks, Chris Britton, Josh Banks, and Scott Paterson. Throw in players from your own organization like Edwin Moreno, Josh Geer, Cesar Ramos, and Joe Thatcher. Are they all going to be effective this year? No, but can you find 5, maybe 6, reliable pitchers out of this group of throw aways plus the players from your own organization. Probably. It's hard to do, but for a small market club it's an excellent cost benefit strategy. I thought by the title that this would be a completely different article. I think giving large amounts of money on top of the line relievers is a mistake. Relief pitching is more or less a crapshoot. There are very few relievers who consistently perform at a high level year in and year out (Not including closers). Off the top of my head I can only think of a handful of players who have been consistently good over the past 3-5 years. Scot Shields, Carlos Marmol, John Broxton the last few years, Chad Qualls, Rafeal Soriano when healthy, maybe Damaso Marte,

But after that you start seeing a lot of players who have had “hiccup seasons”. Rafeal Betancourt, Justin Speier, Dan Wheeler, and Kyle Farnsworth off the top of my head were pretty dominant and all of a sudden just couldn’t get it done.

The best way imo to build a bullpen is to collect as many high upside players you can find, and just keep shuffling them in until you find a core group of guys that can get outs.I think the padres this year have pretty much done that by acquiring turned away players like Eulogio De La Cruz, Luis Perdomo, Duaner Sanchez, Heath Bell, Edward Mujica, Luke Gregerson, Chad Gaudin, Mark Worrell, Mike Adams, Josh Banks, Chris Britton, Josh Banks, and Scott Paterson. Throw in players from your own organization like Edwin Moreno, Josh Geer, Cesar Ramos, and Joe Thatcher.

Are they all going to be effective this year? No, but can you find 5, maybe 6, reliable pitchers out of this group of throw aways plus the players from your own organization. Probably. It’s hard to do, but for a small market club it’s an excellent cost benefit strategy.

]]> By: MPC http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/there-must-be-50-ways-to-build-a-bullpen/#comment-72965 MPC Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:50:40 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=4439#comment-72965 Nice contribution. Brilliant. Nice contribution. Brilliant.

]]> By: B http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/there-must-be-50-ways-to-build-a-bullpen/#comment-72949 B Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:46:48 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=4439#comment-72949 Sorry this isn't on point, but I was wondering if you could do another follow-up with Lincecum to see if he solved his mechanical issues - in other words was his release point in his last start back to where it was last season, meaning there's nothing to worry about, or was it closer to where it was in his other starts this year? Sorry this isn’t on point, but I was wondering if you could do another follow-up with Lincecum to see if he solved his mechanical issues – in other words was his release point in his last start back to where it was last season, meaning there’s nothing to worry about, or was it closer to where it was in his other starts this year?

]]> By: CajoleJuice http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/there-must-be-50-ways-to-build-a-bullpen/#comment-72945 CajoleJuice Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:21:09 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=4439#comment-72945 And one of the ways is to overpay. See: New York Metropolitans. And one of the ways is to overpay. See: New York Metropolitans.

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