tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954316780753605566.post4495085437948921632..comments2023-04-09T06:15:41.549-04:00Comments on One If By Land: Wins and losses and relief pitchersBrian MacPhersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04815720003083578987noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954316780753605566.post-39127812573564381002010-02-11T21:42:49.881-05:002010-02-11T21:42:49.881-05:00@Ross--if your league values holds at all, take a ...@Ross--if your league values holds at all, take a situational lefty. Those guys rack up holds like nobody elseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954316780753605566.post-70139468770050431452010-02-10T20:58:32.538-05:002010-02-10T20:58:32.538-05:00So when drafting that reliver in the late rounds o...So when drafting that reliver in the late rounds of fantasy this year.... is there a type of reliever who will more than likely be in a situation to earn a win? Aceves had some interesting situations. Is it the set-up man? The situational lefty?Ross M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15194351818715822175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954316780753605566.post-88928838094026540272010-02-10T17:25:31.958-05:002010-02-10T17:25:31.958-05:00Somewhere, the gentlemen of FJM are standing and a...Somewhere, the gentlemen of FJM are standing and appluading this stand against 'the win,' the most overrated, overvalued, meaningless and unfair pitching statistic.<br /><br />Unless they start counting spits. <br /><br />Bravo, sir. Bravo.floydianseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180096885528123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954316780753605566.post-40700022119915184602010-02-09T18:43:28.669-05:002010-02-09T18:43:28.669-05:005 (!!) of Aceves' wins were games in which the...5 (!!) of Aceves' wins were games in which the Yankees never lost their lead but the starter didn't finish five innings and Aceves relieved him and pitched 2 or 3.<br /><br />(technically it's 6, but one of those the starter left the game with two outs in the first after getting hit with the ball, and Aceves pitched 3.1, actually earning that one)<br /><br />utterly absurd. Wins should never be part of any arbitration argument for a starter, let alone a reliever--in fact, good closers often have lousy or even losing records because the only times they ever factor into decisions is if they blow it (Papelbon is 14-11 for his career, Trevor Hoffman is 59-68)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com