Bullpen Management - BBB

[torontofan]

Not that Gibbons bullpen management is a secret, but here is an article from BBB examining the bullpen management so far this season. Since it has been a slow day, I thought I'd post this article here.

 

http://www.bluebirdbanter.com/2013/5/16/4337588/looking-at-the-jays-bullpen-usage

[Abomination]

Interesting article. I disagree with them that the bullpen itself has struggled though, since a good portion of the runs have been given up by the mop-up/filler guys.

 

Just for fun:

 

Janssen, Delabar, Cecil, Oliver, Loup: 24 earned runs in 92 innings

Rogers, Lincoln: 20 earned runs in 28 1/3 innings

dfa crew: 19 earned runs in 20 innings (Ortiz in relief, Storey, Gonzalez, Germano, Bush)

Other: 2 earned runs in 5 1/3 innings (Jeffress, Santos)

[torontofan]

I also found that part interesting when I read it. The core has pitched relatively well, but because of the overuse of the SP the bullpen has had to use a lot of mop-up relievers to cover those innings. As you pointed out, the mop-up/dfa crew has pitched too many inning this year which has resulted in an increase in runs allowed.