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2021 Season | Series #42 | Indians @ Red Sox | Sep. 3-5

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I noticed Clase was credited with the save even though he was protecting a 5-run lead. Is this because he entered the game in the eighth inning when it was a one-run lead?
That is exactly why..
A) he finished the game
B) when he entered the tying/ go ahead run was either on base/ at the plate/ in the on deck circle
 
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I pretty much disagree with everything here, but that's alright.
Let's dig a little further..

1) Re: Bullpen help. We absolutely need bullpen help heading into next season. Outside of Clase and Sandlin heading into next season, we don't have a single arm we can depend on night in and night out.

ERAs of our bullpen the last 7 games:
Young - 8.59
Garza - 9.53
Parker - 4.05
Shaw - 4.91
Stephan - 5.23
Wittgren - 7.36
Clase - 1.29

ERAs last 15:
Young - 8.55
Garza - 4.29
Parker - 2.93
Shaw - 3.86
Stephan - 4.94
Wittgren - 3.32
Clase - 0.61

ERAs last 30:
Young - 6.56
Garza - N/A
Parker - 2.48
Shaw - 3.41
Stephan - 4.53
Wittgren - 4.59
Clase - 2.12

Seriously, outside of Clase and Sandlin, who would you suggest pitch in high leverage situations?

2) Re: bullpen innings playing into poor play... We have the third most losses in relief in the AL at 27 and fourth most in MLB. Our relievers are averaging 19 pitches per game in relief... league average is 19. Average outs recorded per game in relief for us is 3.3... league average is 3.3. Times the Indians bullpen has been used on zero days rest: 82, league average is 78. We've had 109 times our bullpen pitcher has gone more than 1 inning in relief... league average is 117. Next.

3) Re: Wittgren.. he's 30 years old now and his numbers have been going the wrong way. His barrel % per season: 6.3, 5.6, 6.9, 9.6, 10.2, 10.9. Been getting worse. His exit velocity per season: 90, 90, 90.9, 92.5, 89.3, 92. Between barrel % and exit velocity, you can tell players are hitting him harder. His xBA per season: .248, .259, .222, .250, .241, .280. xSLG: .404, .445, .378, .457, .464, .473. Except for one season, consistently going up. Hard hit %: 35.2, 40.5, 37.6, 50, 37.3, 53.1. ERA vs xERA: 3.13-3.80, 4.68-4.64, 2.94-3.70, 2.81-4.60, 3.42-4.80, 4.72-4.97. There's absolutely nothing in there that would suggest he would rebound in a significant way.

4) Shaw will be 34 in November. His best years are behind him. He's proven to be unreliable this season, what makes you think with him being a year older next season that he'd be any better? I guess you can argue "veteran presence" but you can find similar in FA.

5) Our starting rotation depth has plenty to work with heading into next season... Bieber, Civale, Cal, Plesac, McKenzie, Morgan, decisions on Allen and Hentges, Morris, Moss, McCarty... our depth will be fine. Keep using him as a lightning in a bottle bullpen arm.
 
Let's dig a little further..

1) Re: Bullpen help. We absolutely need bullpen help heading into next season. Outside of Clase and Sandlin heading into next season, we don't have a single arm we can depend on night in and night out.

ERAs of our bullpen the last 7 games:
Young - 8.59
Garza - 9.53
Parker - 4.05
Shaw - 4.91
Stephan - 5.23
Wittgren - 7.36
Clase - 1.29

ERAs last 15:
Young - 8.55
Garza - 4.29
Parker - 2.93
Shaw - 3.86
Stephan - 4.94
Wittgren - 3.32
Clase - 0.61

ERAs last 30:
Young - 6.56
Garza - N/A
Parker - 2.48
Shaw - 3.41
Stephan - 4.53
Wittgren - 4.59
Clase - 2.12

Seriously, outside of Clase and Sandlin, who would you suggest pitch in high leverage situations?

2) Re: bullpen innings playing into poor play... We have the third most losses in relief in the AL at 27 and fourth most in MLB. Our relievers are averaging 19 pitches per game in relief... league average is 19. Average outs recorded per game in relief for us is 3.3... league average is 3.3. Times the Indians bullpen has been used on zero days rest: 82, league average is 78. We've had 109 times our bullpen pitcher has gone more than 1 inning in relief... league average is 117. Next.

3) Re: Wittgren.. he's 30 years old now and his numbers have been going the wrong way. His barrel % per season: 6.3, 5.6, 6.9, 9.6, 10.2, 10.9. Been getting worse. His exit velocity per season: 90, 90, 90.9, 92.5, 89.3, 92. Between barrel % and exit velocity, you can tell players are hitting him harder. His xBA per season: .248, .259, .222, .250, .241, .280. xSLG: .404, .445, .378, .457, .464, .473. Except for one season, consistently going up. Hard hit %: 35.2, 40.5, 37.6, 50, 37.3, 53.1. ERA vs xERA: 3.13-3.80, 4.68-4.64, 2.94-3.70, 2.81-4.60, 3.42-4.80, 4.72-4.97. There's absolutely nothing in there that would suggest he would rebound in a significant way.

4) Shaw will be 34 in November. His best years are behind him. He's proven to be unreliable this season, what makes you think with him being a year older next season that he'd be any better? I guess you can argue "veteran presence" but you can find similar in FA.

5) Our starting rotation depth has plenty to work with heading into next season... Bieber, Civale, Cal, Plesac, McKenzie, Morgan, decisions on Allen and Hentges, Morris, Moss, McCarty... our depth will be fine. Keep using him as a lightning in a bottle bullpen arm.

Shaw wouldn't be back on a major league deal... He would be back on a minor league one trying to make the roster again...
 

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