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Drstrangelove · 09-03-2018, 12:08 PM

Fangraphs did a study on this and concluded that GM's spend an inexplicable amount of money on relievers because owners will fire GM's faster when a team fails to win due to a perception that the bullpen was not strong enough over every other cause. I.e., lose because you didn't sign a star SS, or better #4 outfielder, because someone got injured, or had an off-year, or got suspended, or because the manager ruined the #3 starter's arm, and you are much less likely to lose your job than if you didn't have a good bullpen. If the owners and fans don't care about sabermetrics, it isn't going to be used 100% of the time.

Both relievers in question had good years prior to their contracts, and their salaries actually look cheap (avg $ per WAR) compared to "elite" relievers. Of course, hindsight is 30/20.

09-03-2018, 12:08 PM	#8
Drstrangelove Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 346	Fangraphs did a study on this and concluded that GM's spend an inexplicable amount of money on relievers because owners will fire GM's faster when a team fails to win due to a perception that the bullpen was not strong enough over every other cause. I.e., lose because you didn't sign a star SS, or better #4 outfielder, because someone got injured, or had an off-year, or got suspended, or because the manager ruined the #3 starter's arm, and you are much less likely to lose your job than if you didn't have a good bullpen. If the owners and fans don't care about sabermetrics, it isn't going to be used 100% of the time. Both relievers in question had good years prior to their contracts, and their salaries actually look cheap (avg $ per WAR) compared to "elite" relievers. Of course, hindsight is 30/20. Last edited by Drstrangelove; 09-03-2018 at 12:15 PM.