tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post181817099187415915..comments2024-02-23T20:49:09.057-08:00Comments on obsessivegiantscompulsive: Your 2018 Giants: Giants Bullpen is In Good Shapeobsessivegiantscompulsivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-73570503032801721002018-04-06T11:29:27.289-07:002018-04-06T11:29:27.289-07:00Thinking more about it, I thought I would compare ...Thinking more about it, I thought I would compare Dyson's 2017 performance with Melancon's. I looked into Melancon's 2015-16, when he was league leading, and also 2014, when he was good and not great. He also had a much lower ERA, as well.<br /><br />However, Dyson compared well. I also included inherited runners scored into the mix, so that I covered every game the reliever gave up a run, whether his own or inherited runners.<br /><br />Melancon had 79% scoreless appearances in 2014, then 81% in 2015 and 80% in 2016.<br /><br />Dyson had 79% scoreless appearances in 2017 (he did not allow one inherited runner to score; as impressive as that sounds, he was only allowed inherited runners in only two appearances out of those 38 with the Giants in 2017).<br /><br />So Dyson was a good back-end reliever for the Giants in 2017, and likely to continue that in 2018, even if he reverts back to his 2017 form, maybe better if he is able to rebuild his mechanics to be more like his prior, great ERA self. <br /><br />Our bullpen looks good to great with Strickland as closer (BWeez role), Watson as 8th inning guy (Affeldt role), Dyson as 7th inning guy (Casilla).<br /><br />And it could be even better if Smith can return as an effective loogy (Lopez), and more so if he can revert back to his prior goodness, when he was pitching like an Affeldt, that would be powerful for Bochy to have that, as he could go with Dyson, and if he struggles, quickly switch to Smith, and vice versa. <br /><br />And if Melancon can return to good pitching (with the possibility of regression), the bullpen would be much better as well. <br /><br />And, of course, Gearrin has been great for us as well, and could step in the 6th or 7th, and bridge us to the back end. obsessivegiantscompulsivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-83237846461209007902018-04-05T17:27:22.578-07:002018-04-05T17:27:22.578-07:00This factoid was tweeted:
Trevor Hildenberger jo...This factoid was tweeted: <br /><br />Trevor Hildenberger joins Jesse Crain and Pat Neshek as the only right-handed relievers in Twins history with 30+ scoreless appearances in their first 40 career outings.<br /><br />https://mobile.twitter.com/aarongleeman/status/981696512173359104<br /><br />That means that 75% or greater is pretty good for a reliever. <br /><br />Since the Giants acquired him in trade, Dyson has had 40 appearances for the Giants, and he had 32 scoreless appearances, for 80% scoreless outings for him. <br /><br />As I've been saying here, Dyson is a very good reliever. He just appears to give up runs in bunches, and that can be fixed by having him be a set-up guy in the 7th inning, and if he runs into trouble, instead of letting him give up multiple runs, you bring in Watson early, maybe for a 1+ inning appearance, or bring in Strickland once Watson reaches 1 IP, over two innings.obsessivegiantscompulsivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.com