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Free Agent Market: Righty Relievers

By Tim Dierkes [October 13, 2009 at 3:47pm CST]

The last entry in our Free Agent Market series: righty relievers. Click here for a look at the full 2010 free agents list.

Lowest ERA: Brendan Donnelly, Kiko Calero, Takashi Saito, and Rafael Betancourt. XFIP leaders: Betancourt, Donnelly, and LaTroy Hawkins.
Best strikeout rates: Octavio Dotel, Calero, Betancourt, Russ Springer, and Donnelly.
Best control: Josh Banks, Matt Herges, and Springer.
Toughest to hit: Calero, Josh Fogg, Brandon Lyon, and Elmer Dessens.
Lowest home run rate: Calero, Julian Tavarez, J.J. Putz, and Donnelly.
Best groundball rate: Danys Baez and Jamey Wright.
Innings leaders: Wright, Lyon, Aaron Heilman, Baez, and Miguel Batista.
If you're a holds fan, Batista, R.A. Dickey, and Wright are your leaders.
Highest average fastball velocity: Hawkins, Guillermo Mota, Putz, and Baez.
Chad Cordero is the only guy who will be under 30 in 2010.
Marlins scrap-heap pickups Calero and Donnelly are intriguing. But Calero spent time on the DL with shoulder inflammation, while Donnelly had calf, shoulder, and back problems.
The following righty relievers had strong 2008s: Joe Nelson, Chad Bradford, and Geoff Geary.
Chan Ho Park was excellent in relief this year: a 2.52 ERA in 50 innings with 52 strikeouts and 16 walks.
Joaquin Benoit, Kelvim Escobar, and Putz make for interesting post-injury signings.
Projected Type A free agents: Betancourt, Dotel, and Hawkins. Type B: Doug Brocail, Calero, Bob Howry, Lyon, Mota, Park, Springer, and David Weathers.
Club options: Betancourt, Brocail, Putz, Saito, and Weathers.

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Sox take a chance on Putz and sign him to 1 yr incentive deal. Good or bad scenario? Is it even possible?

Posted by: bosox15 | October 13, 2009 at 03:57 PM

Some of those guys have a low ERA/solid peripherals because they pitch in low leverage situations.

Be careful who you choose. (*cough* Juan Cruz effect).

Posted by: Baseball Nut | October 13, 2009 at 03:57 PM

Does Fernando Rodeny qualify for none of the categories identified?

Posted by: theroundsquare | October 13, 2009 at 04:08 PM

How do Putz, Donnelly and Tavarez qualify for least home runs? They pitched around 25 innings each.....that's not alot of innings. Get them to throw 70-80 and the story would probably be different.

Posted by: turnthe2 | October 13, 2009 at 04:11 PM

"Does Fernando Rodeny qualify for none of the categories identified?

Posted by: theroundsquare | October 13, 2009 at 04:08 PM"

They did not include the players they listed as "Closers" in their 2010 FA List.

Posted by: MLB in the Know | October 13, 2009 at 04:15 PM

I went with a 20 IP minimum.

Posted by: Tim Dierkes | October 13, 2009 at 04:32 PM

Donkey finally looked like he was back from TJ surgery he had 2 years ago pitching in Florida last couple months of 2009 and would think he is a decent gamble on a 5-700K contract. Tavarez on the other hand is just a has been waste of a roster space.

Posted by: johns | October 13, 2009 at 05:13 PM

Aaron Heilman is not on the FA list, but is on here. Clarification?

Posted by: ramblingalb | October 13, 2009 at 06:40 PM

If healthy Putz or Escobar are intriguing possiblities.
I know Soriano is being considered a Closer now but he would if healthy be great in a setup role.

Posted by: ToBe | October 14, 2009 at 09:07 AM

Looking at this list convinces me that their will be a major demand for Papelbon IF the sox put him on the market. There's not one decent healthy closer on this list.

Posted by: RED SOX DYNASTY! | October 15, 2009 at 06:06 AM

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