Will someone please do something about this overworked bullpen?

by Getting Yosted on May 29, 2008 11:55 AM CDT

They just can't keep this pace up all season. It's just inhumane that these guys be worked this much. There are still TWO bullpens in the NL who have been used less than the Brewers'.

Team Aggregate Stats: 2008
RK	TEAM	GP	W	L	ERA	Sv	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	R	BB	SO	BAA
1	Pittsburgh	51	13	5	4.08	10	0	0	192.0	194	87	90	89	137	.263
2	San Diego	53	5	13	4.34	10	0	0	190.2	202	92	102	83	137	.276
3	Florida	52	10	7	3.15	10	0	0	188.2	154	66	74	88	141	.225
4	Colorado	52	7	10	4.04	11	0	0	182.2	179	82	91	80	138	.259
5	Chicago Cubs	53	9	9	3.15	16	0	0	180.0	157	63	72	61	155	.235
6	Washington	54	10	10	4.37	11	0	0	179.1	176	87	93	89	150	.257
7	San Francisco	53	9	12	4.42	15	0	0	175.0	184	86	93	79	145	.270
8	Atlanta	52	6	8	3.44	8	0	0	172.2	145	66	73	72	138	.229
9	Cincinnati	53	7	6	4.33	11	0	0	170.1	174	82	90	72	156	.262
10	LA Dodgers	52	13	4	2.95	9	0	0	168.0	151	55	62	60	154	.239
RK	TEAM	GP	W	L	ERA	Sv	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	R	BB	SO	BAA
11	NY Mets	51	5	5	3.56	10	0	0	166.2	153	66	84	66	136	.242
12	Philadelphia	54	14	7	2.81	14	0	0	166.2	146	52	56	73	122	.235
13	Houston	54	13	10	4.18	17	0	0	165.2	174	77	83	62	131	.267
14	Milwaukee	51	12	10	4.15	18	0	0	165.0	151	76	80	93	145	.245
15	St. Louis	53	8	11	3.72	17	0	0	159.2	150	66	71	75	116	.248
16	Arizona	52	3	8	3.38	14	0	0	154.1	129	58	69	62	132	.226
LEAGUE AVERAGES		GP	W	L	ERA	Sv	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	R	BB	SO	BAA
American League		51	7	7	3.84	15	0	0	157	147	67	73	70	128	.249
National League		53	9	8	3.75	13	0	0	173	164	73	80	75	140	.24

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But, but, but!

If you look, our IP totals almost exactly equal to two teams that have played the MOST games in the National League this year! The ‘pen must be overworked to equal their workload in three fewer games! :)

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by TheJay on May 29, 2008 12:06 PM CDT reply actions

What are the odds

Yost pulls McClung early to work 5 different relievers and afterwards makes a statement of how the bullpen hasn’t been able to get it’s work in and needs to be used more.

"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."

by MadJimiBrewha on May 29, 2008 12:09 PM CDT reply actions

Still way too many walks

by warwick5s on May 29, 2008 12:15 PM CDT reply actions

Plus

Our bullpen hasn’t been there all year, with Riske and Gagne going on the DL, getting guys to fill in for them, plus going with 14 pitchers at one point, I feel would make us the least used bullpen per player

The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.

by Kyguy922 on May 29, 2008 5:43 PM CDT reply actions

Again

where is pitch count or batters faced on your chart?

IP isn’t the whole story.

by PagsBrewCrew on May 30, 2008 10:13 PM CDT reply actions

IP*3+Hits+BB=Approximate batters faced

Go nuts with the math.

And its ESPN’s chart. I’m just borrowing it.

by Getting Yosted on May 31, 2008 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions

not to be pedantic

but it’s more like IP*2.7, to account for outs on the basepaths.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on May 31, 2008 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions

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