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Originally Posted by Drstrangelove
relievers in MLB do not (did not) average under 1 inning per appearance.
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This is not a true statement until the numbers for followers are backed out and the number run again. A follower is not a reliever in the traditional sense and it is disingenuous to pretend otherwise. Do you think when we investigate the average length of a start in MLB we should include "openers" in that result? Of course not. I stand by my "guess" that the average relief appearance in current MLB, not including followers, is one inning or less.