American League Playoffs Set?

[mulwin444]

2 hours ago, happybat4 said:

Because he has been great since he left. He had arguably one of the greatest seasons by a reliever the year after he left. 

No, hasn't been "great".  He's been great, good, average, to mediocre depending on the season and he gets traded more than Dave Kingman in the 1970's.

 - 2012 - Great Season - 0.60 ERA 0.777 WHIP 641 ERA+

- 2013 - Average Season - 3.38 ERA 1.335 WHIP 114 ERA+

- 2014 - Above Average Season - 2.85 ERA 1.342 WHIP 128 ERA+

 - 2015 - Mediocre - 4.74 ERA 1.404 WHIP 81 ERA+

- 2016 - Average Season - 3.44 ERA 1.393 WHIP 116 ERA+

 - 2017 - Average Season - 4.23 ERA 1.193 WHIP 110 ERA+

 - 2018 (so far) - Good Season - 2.89 ERA 1.350 WHIP 150 ERA+

One truly great season over the past seven - otherwise he's "hit and miss" just like most average relievers.

By comparison, Blake Parker has put up 2.87 ERA 0.973 WHIP 149 ERA+ in his two season with the Angels...would you consider him great?

[Tank]

3 hours ago, happybat4 said:

Because he has been great since he left. He had arguably one of the greatest seasons by a reliever the year after he left. 

But when he was HERE, he was terrible and unreliable.

[WeatherWonk]

He really hasnt changed much. Stats may be a little better than when he was here.

He still gets in long counts, still walks too many batters for a reliever. It is rarely a comfortable outing, in his team's dugout.

But he still has a plus fastball and still has one of the best changes in baseball. At 41. He deserves props for that. He's a right handed Jesse Orozco, really. Always someone in a pennant race, needing him.

In this era where Ks are up and hits are down, he is still successful.

[WeatherWonk]

19 hours ago, tomsred said:

Just goes to show how big a part injuries play in this game.

Yeah, I think I am gonna give up on making pre season predictions. Injuries are unpredictable. They completely change a team.

Look at the Yankees record without Judge and Sanchez. It cant be pretty, whatever it is.