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Originally Posted by pjh5165
How long of a leash does Nordahl have closing games? He's got the ugliest numbers in the entire pen right now.
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Our relief pitching according to Vince (because I suck and my opinion is mostly tarnished by booze and pills):
Marcos Bruno - 20/14/12 - dominant relief pitcher
Dan Nordahl - 20/14/11 - will give you quality innings
Manuel Martinez - 19/17/12 - solid reliever, setup guy
Ricardo Huerta - 18/13/15 - plus reliever
Domingo Moreno - 17/11/13 - average reliever
Benton Wilson - 15/12/10 - mop-up or left-handed specialist
Bob Joly - 9/14/15 - mop-up duty
Marcos Bruno has the better career ERA (3.38 to 4.10), but Nordahl was brought up too soon and ravaged when he was 20. Bruno walks too many, and Nordahl has the better K/9, but gives up more home runs. It's almost a wash. Bruno is 27, and Nordahl is 24.
Nordahl has not been that bad since April 20. In his last 25 games, he has pitched 29 innings and has allowed eight earned runs. That's a 2.48 ERA, which is acceptable. He is 14/16 in SV/OPP in that time frame, and won four games, against no losses. So, he was most horrible in the first two weeks of the season (8 ER in 5 G). Since then, it's mostly me exaggerating and/or panicking.