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Mike 84
Who saw this coming?
Gru
Talk is cheap, seeing is believing.
AA has done basically nothing the past two years at mid-season to bolster the club. Other than dumpster diving with the waiver wire I’ll believe it when he actually makes a trade worthy enough.
grantr
Norris to the bullpen really isn’t on the table at this point as there isn’t enough SP depth to take him out of his current role. The bullpen could use some help, but it’s been middle of the pack statistically, so they don’t need to make desperation moves.
Brixton G.
4th worst bullpen ERA in the AL and they have recorded a grand total of 6 saves this year. They need some help out there. Acquiring someone like an Aaron Harang then moving Sanchez to the pen could be beneficial.
ukJaysfan
Measuring the bullpen by save totals is misleading. Their victories tend to be blowouts, and they have trouble coming back from being down. I think that at this point, there is no chance Sanchez moves back to the bullpen, unless there is an innings limit concern for this season. Totally agree with the fact they need help though.
grantr
Sanchez is about to throw a complete game shutout, he’s been great for over a month. That would be extremely foolish.
grantr
The Jays also have the second best xFIP out of the ‘pen behind only the Yankees, so there are some encouraging signs. Soriano could be a nice addition, but there’s no need to panic.
The save opportunities are only down because of the offense, which is the best in the league by a massive margin.
Jaysfan1994 2
Yet, the Jays lead the A.L in blown saves and have blown each and every chance they’ve been forced into using their bullpen from May 4th?
The Jays don’t have any high leverage relievers besides Cecil and Osuna.
Gamelog: May Blown Saves
May 26th: vs Chicago Loup/Hendriks 2BSV
May 20th vs Angels Dellabar 1BSV
May 16th vs Houston Hendriks 1BSV
May 14th vs Houston Loup 1BSV
High Leverage: .279/.354/.466/.820
Medium Leverage: .279/.345/.463/.808
Low Leverage: .229/.293/.374/.666
Roberto Osuna is the only reliever who’s pitched to more than 3(!) batters who’s been reliable in high leverage innings.
Roberto Osuna:
High Leverage: .270.293/.405/.698
Rest of bullpen has nobody below a 1.000OPS except for Miguel Castro. He got sent down because he was serving up beach balls.
Jaysfan1994 2
I wanted to see how the Yankees with their superior bullpen have been doing thus far this season.
You want to see how the Yankees have produced in comparison?
2015 Yankees:
High Leverage: .233/.302/.341/.643
Medium Leverage: .262/.309/.364/.673
Low Leverage: .253/.309 /.431/.739
Andrew Miller:
High Leverage: .080/.193/.160/.353
Dellon Betances:
High Leverage: .146/.234/.171/.405
No reliever except Esmil Rogers and David Carpenter has an OPS above .800.
Mark 20
Sanchez has been good as of late starting, he wont be in the pen
Logan King
Ya move your hottest starter to the pen, once he just found his bearings, smart smh.
Lucas Kschischang
Over the past 30 days, they’ve been 10th in the MLB in bullpen ERA. Perhaps they’ve settled into roles they’re comfortable in.
Think before you post.
connfyoozed .
Blue Jays seek bullpen help.
In other news, water is wet.
willi
Jays will overpay for wash -up reliever !
Jaysfan1994 2
I’m on my phone but there’s a reason they’re looking for help. Yes their xFIP and FIP are decent but those numbers are skewed by the low leverage situations in which the bullpens succeeded in.
Jays are struggling horrendously in high leverage and medium leverage situations. If I recall they have both a .800OPS in both situations while they’re posting a .650OPS in low leverage situations.
grantr
There’s no evidence that those types of trends are sustainable for relievers. It’s a coincidence and reacting to it would be a fools errand.
Jaysfan1994 2
It’s a coincidence that Liam Hendriks is a career longman AAAA player up until this point in his career and has been horrible in every single high leverage inning he’s pitched over his career? He’s been a guy who gives up long hard flyball outs for his entire career, Jeff Francis is also a guy who outperformed his ERA this year with his FIP and we should all know he’s not a good pitcher and yet he’s a guy who was pitching in high leverage games this year.
Aaron Loup has looked horrible this year. That leaves the mighty two pitchers who’ve been successful for the Jays this year, one is a 20 year old who’s being used almost every night the starting staff doesn’t go 8 innings and Bret Cecil.
Guys pitch differently in high leverage then low leverage situations, there’s no quantifying it, it’s a thing that just happens and will continue to happen.
Lucas Kschischang
Liam Hendriks is fine as a 6th inning guy; I agree he shouldn’t be in high leverage situations, but his increased velocity has led to increased effectiveness. He’s more than deserving of a spot in the rotation.
Jaysfan1994 2
I agree 100%. Perfectly fine spot start/long inning guy that could keep you in the game down 3-4 runs.
Gary Slippoy
Why not give Osuna a shot. He seems to have the right mentality for a closer and has the pitches to do it with as well.
ole
and Soriano is a cub