After all that offseason money going to the bullpen. . .

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Ok. So with a high OPSA and a high WHIP but a low ERA, could it be said that he likely allowed more inherited runners to score than the average reliever? Is there a stat out there that tracks what percentage of inherited runners are allowed to score by relievers?

 

Pretty sure, though I don't have it offhand.

 

I would say he might have given up a few more inherited runners, but he also was saved by others preventing his runners from scoring.

 

You come in and strike out 1, walk 1, and then give way to somebody else who gets 2 outs, and it looks like you did a great job. But you allowed half the runners you faced to reach base.

 

BP estimates he kept 2 more runs from scoring than expected, but that the relievers behind him saved him about 7 and a half runs... nearly twice as many as the next guys.

 

In other words, he was pretty good at keeping inherited runners from scoring, but the rest of the pen was even better at keeping his from scoring.

 

Interesting stats. I guess the 11 HR's he gave up this year didn't help his OPSA much either.