... s "save" statistic has evolved. As far as I'm concerned, it does not tell us who the best relief pitcher was, or even who had the best overall single season pitching in relief?SO IT WAS perfect justice ... the concept of a "save" had more significance in the old days when a relief pitcher would be expected to pitch an inning or two (sometimes as many as three) at a time, and would have to work through ...

... success this year, but some not-so-great results away from the Dome.Could the best pitcher actually be from the bullpen? When you consider all the games they have blown recently, it seems impossible ... Baker is doing better with less defense help.Now, let's look at xFIP. This is a stat that accounts for everything that a pitcher is directly responsible for. It should be viewed in the same light as ERA ...

... season production/line.However, Wang will never be able to be the big game pitcher Beckett is, and it goes back to stuff. Wang, even if he elevates his ... a relatively big if at this point). With that said, I have no idea what he is going to be as a 162 game pitcher. Whatever he does end up being in that regard, I hope he is a lot more of what he has been so far if and when he gets more postseason ...

... .It turns out that guys making their debut do tend to get roughed up more than the average pitcher making a start. This makes sense when you consider the guys who get called up, get ... get sent back to the minors shortly after. This is also probably most of the reason why fans figure almost any debuting pitcher should get lit up on the mound.I've put together a chart showing the combined ERA of all ...

... the dugout when after a one, two, three inning. They don't have to run off the field like everybody else. The baseball pitcher gets to walk off after the third out. It is a rewarding position to play in baseball. It ... has trouble helping you out. The worst part is when you have to be taken out of the game or off the pitcher's mound. Pitching is much more than just throwing the baseball past hitters ...

Johan Santana has been named the National League's Pitcher of the Month for September, during which he was 4–0 with a 1.83 ERA. He had a 2.09 ERA in his last 17 starts. The way I see it, Santana should win the Cy Young award because no other pitcher in the league was on the mound longer and no other [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "News: Santana is Pitcher of Month for Sept.", url: " });