Baltimore Bullpen Blows
June 18, 2007 by Geoff Young
Filed under Injuries, Stats and Analysis
I have a hard time imagining that this is what Peter Angelos expected when he laid out serious cash to “fix” his team’s beleaguered bullpen. I wondered at the time what Angelos was thinking, and with news that the Orioles have placed right-hander Danys Baez on the disabled list due to a “forearm strain,” Baltimore’s woes have reached a new low. Here’s how their three big free-agent signings from this past winter (Baez, Chad Bradford, and Jamie Walker) have fared to date:
Baltimore “Big Three” Relievers
$M
IP
ERA
H/9
HR/9
BB/9
K/9
Stats are through games of June 17, 2007, and are courtesy of ESPN.
Walker
3.00
25.1
3.55
8.53
0.36
2.49
6.75
Bradford
3.00
26.1
3.76
11.28
0.00
2.05
5.47
Baez
4.00
29.0
6.52
8.38
1.86
4.97
5.28
Total
10.00
80.2
4.69
9.37
0.78
3.24
5.80
AL average
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4.23
8.60
0.84
4.10
7.10
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