Thursday, March 20, 2014
Year of the Converted Reliever
?Ben enters into evidence:
But 2013 was when Luke Hochevar, a flop of a first overall pick with a career 5.44 ERA in over 750 innings as a starter, recorded a sub-2.00 ERA in 70 innings out of the pen. When Brett Cecil, formerly a soft-tossing, below-league-average starter, turned into an All-Star eighth-inning guy who threw 93. When Kevin Siegrist, whom Kevin Goldstein once described as a “smoke-and-mirrors lefty who rarely gets out of the 80s with his fastball,” became a flamethrowing lefty whose fastball averaged 95. When Alex Torres, a former minor-league starter with a four-plus ERA in Triple-A, posted a 1.71 ERA in 58 innings out of Tampa Bay’s bullpen. When Will Smith lowered his ERA by two runs and doubled his strikeout rate. When Chris Withrow missed bats but found the strike zone. When Manny Parra put it together. When Brian Duensing was worth a roster spot.
Naturally, throw enough darts, and you'll score some points without trying. The question is how successful were all ATTEMPTS at conversion? Ben cites the successes, but how many attempts were there? And how does this compare to the past?
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