I've been loving the recent pitching trend, in which teams are turning their SP's into middle-inning high leverage guys capable of 1-3 IP. I love this profile, as it allows for a higher IP total while maintaining killer ratios, and a possibility for collecting 5-10 vulture wins. If you can land 80-100 IP, sub-3 era, sub-1 whip, 130 K's, 8 W, 3 SV... that's the profile that I'm looking for, the potential "super-reliever".
Josh Hader is a super-reliever. I paid $13 in an NL league. So far: 3 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 7 K.
Chad Green is another. So far: 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 7 K.
Chris Devenski qualifies, with 80.1 IP over 62 appearances in 2017. So far: 1 IP, 2 K
If you drafted these 3 in a mixed league, you'd have 7.1 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 16 K through the first few days.... I know Hader would cost a mid-rounder or equivalent auction dollars, but I feel like Devenski and Green would be end-gamers in mixed, and they're perfect ratio boosters, especially for streaming SP's and soaking up some blowouts.
Not sure who else is at the level of these 3. Suggestions? It's a very specific profile, but I think it's becoming more popular to try and turn failed SP's into multi-inning MR's. With SP's workloads continuing to shrink, more teams are looking for a shut-down guy for the 5th/6th/7th, rather than just filling that role with a bum, ready to soak up a beating whenever necessary. The question is, who will these guys be?
This is what the Phillies should do with V. Velasquez. But they wanna see him fail out of starting first.
Josh Hader is a super-reliever. I paid $13 in an NL league. So far: 3 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 7 K.
Chad Green is another. So far: 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 7 K.
Chris Devenski qualifies, with 80.1 IP over 62 appearances in 2017. So far: 1 IP, 2 K
If you drafted these 3 in a mixed league, you'd have 7.1 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 16 K through the first few days.... I know Hader would cost a mid-rounder or equivalent auction dollars, but I feel like Devenski and Green would be end-gamers in mixed, and they're perfect ratio boosters, especially for streaming SP's and soaking up some blowouts.
Not sure who else is at the level of these 3. Suggestions? It's a very specific profile, but I think it's becoming more popular to try and turn failed SP's into multi-inning MR's. With SP's workloads continuing to shrink, more teams are looking for a shut-down guy for the 5th/6th/7th, rather than just filling that role with a bum, ready to soak up a beating whenever necessary. The question is, who will these guys be?
This is what the Phillies should do with V. Velasquez. But they wanna see him fail out of starting first.
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