Friday, May 20, 2005
Quarters: Part Two
Part one yesterday covered the position players. Here, then, is a brief review of the pitchers at the quarter-way point.
Pitcher Innings Pitched, WHIP, VORP
Starters
-- Brandon Webb 54.3, 1.34 ,13.1 -- Brandon's been lucky to be 5-0, perhaps, but deserves some good luck after last year's horrible luck.
-- Javier Vazquez 58.0, 1.21, 9.4 -- How good are these numbers without Opening Day? A WHIP of 1.07. No walks in last 4 starts.
-- Shawn Estes 49.3, 1.30, 9.0 -- Biggest starting pitching surprise. K:BB ratio less than 2 still worrisome, but decent thus far.
-- Brad Halsey 53.3, 1.29, 6.5 -- Oh, yeah, we got him along with Vazquez for Randy Johnson. Not bad, eh? Struggled recently until masterpiece against Houston.
-- Russ Ortiz 49.3, 1.74, 2.0 -- More walks than strikes. Not good, eh? At least he'll be a workhorse, right?
Good Relievers
-- Lance Cormier 19.7, 1.42, 10.2 -- 18 scoreless innings will give you some decent stats (though he's not been as good as that). Great middle relief.
-- Brian Bruney 21.0, 1.48, 4.0 -- These stats surprise me. Has he been that effective? Maybe my fear is just irrational, but too many walks for my taste.
-- Brandon Lyon 18.3, 1.31, 3.3 -- Again, these stats surprise me. Perhaps Lyon has been lucky. Peripherals not great, but certainly acceptable
Not Good Relievers
(Small sample size warning especially applies here, 'cept for Koplove)
-- Jose Valverde 6.7, 1.20, 0.1 -- Actually, Valverde's looked good since his return. Highest K/9 rate on the team.
-- Mike Koplove 21.0, 1.57, -0.0 -- Last year's effectiveness has disappeared. Throws almost as many walks as strikeouts.
-- Oscar Villarreal 2.7, 1.50, -0.4 -- Injured. Jury still out.
-- Javier Lopez 8.7, 1.97, -2.6 -- Shows signs of being more than just LOOGY.
-- Mike Gosling 7.0, 2.57, -2.7 -- Might still be effective #5 pitcher in future, but was failure as a reliever this go-round.
-- Randy Choate 7.0, 1.86, -2.7 -- Showed signs of not even being a LOOGY. More walks than strikes.
-- Greg Aquino 1.0, 6.00, -3.4 -- Injured. Sample size can't get much smaller.
-- Kerry Ligtenberg 5.0, 2.80, -9.9 -- Good... BB/9 rate: 1.8. Bad... K/9 rate: 1.8. Ugly… H/9 rate: 23.4, HR/9 rate: 7.2. Even a small sample is bad.
Pitcher Innings Pitched, WHIP, VORP
Starters
-- Brandon Webb 54.3, 1.34 ,13.1 -- Brandon's been lucky to be 5-0, perhaps, but deserves some good luck after last year's horrible luck.
-- Javier Vazquez 58.0, 1.21, 9.4 -- How good are these numbers without Opening Day? A WHIP of 1.07. No walks in last 4 starts.
-- Shawn Estes 49.3, 1.30, 9.0 -- Biggest starting pitching surprise. K:BB ratio less than 2 still worrisome, but decent thus far.
-- Brad Halsey 53.3, 1.29, 6.5 -- Oh, yeah, we got him along with Vazquez for Randy Johnson. Not bad, eh? Struggled recently until masterpiece against Houston.
-- Russ Ortiz 49.3, 1.74, 2.0 -- More walks than strikes. Not good, eh? At least he'll be a workhorse, right?
Good Relievers
-- Lance Cormier 19.7, 1.42, 10.2 -- 18 scoreless innings will give you some decent stats (though he's not been as good as that). Great middle relief.
-- Brian Bruney 21.0, 1.48, 4.0 -- These stats surprise me. Has he been that effective? Maybe my fear is just irrational, but too many walks for my taste.
-- Brandon Lyon 18.3, 1.31, 3.3 -- Again, these stats surprise me. Perhaps Lyon has been lucky. Peripherals not great, but certainly acceptable
Not Good Relievers
(Small sample size warning especially applies here, 'cept for Koplove)
-- Jose Valverde 6.7, 1.20, 0.1 -- Actually, Valverde's looked good since his return. Highest K/9 rate on the team.
-- Mike Koplove 21.0, 1.57, -0.0 -- Last year's effectiveness has disappeared. Throws almost as many walks as strikeouts.
-- Oscar Villarreal 2.7, 1.50, -0.4 -- Injured. Jury still out.
-- Javier Lopez 8.7, 1.97, -2.6 -- Shows signs of being more than just LOOGY.
-- Mike Gosling 7.0, 2.57, -2.7 -- Might still be effective #5 pitcher in future, but was failure as a reliever this go-round.
-- Randy Choate 7.0, 1.86, -2.7 -- Showed signs of not even being a LOOGY. More walks than strikes.
-- Greg Aquino 1.0, 6.00, -3.4 -- Injured. Sample size can't get much smaller.
-- Kerry Ligtenberg 5.0, 2.80, -9.9 -- Good... BB/9 rate: 1.8. Bad... K/9 rate: 1.8. Ugly… H/9 rate: 23.4, HR/9 rate: 7.2. Even a small sample is bad.
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