Archive for the 'Relief Pitching' Category

Who’d have thought? 95 years ago, Washington’s only World Series champagne was opened with… bullpenning. 

The case against the save’s least useful definition.

In Part 2 of this series, we move toward a new theory of relief pitching strategy.

Why do closers, setup men, and LOOGYs exist? And should they?

A seemingly small adjustment has paid big dividends for the Braves’ new closer.

One of this era’s great relief pitchers has sometimes had trouble getting noticed, even in his hometown.

In Milwaukee, something new is emerging in the bullpen. But maybe we’ve seen it before.

Bullpenning has its advantages, but it’s great when an elite starter eats up a bunch of innings, too.

A change in leverage doesn’t necessarily mean a change in performance.

Reliever performance, and manager evaluations of that performance, can be fickle.