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Originally Posted by SWardle
Were either of their innings more important than the starter's? I mean, without the starter going seven strong there's no need for reliever A or B. To me, the most important pitcher in that scenario is the starter, then reliever A followed by reliever B.
In every situation, IMO, the starter is the most important pitcher. They can piss away games long before a reliever even gets a chance to do so.
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http://www.baseballprospectus.com/ar...articleid=5471
"A great closer is as valuable as all but the very best starters, once we properly account for the effects of leverage. Papelbon’s WXRL this year is 6.6, which is higher than that of any starter not named Johan Santana (6.7). (Note that we call this statistic SNLVAR for starters. But it measures the same thing--wins added above replacement--and is measured in essentially the same way.)"