kidtwentytwo 5,513 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Aka the guys who follow the openers Ryan Yarborough & Jalen Beeks who else could be a candidate for this role? Link to post Share on other sites
brockpapersizer 12,219 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 This is particularly important for points leagues with starts limits. Yarborough was one of the most valuable players in these formats last year. More valuable than some really good starters. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
taobball 7,483 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 10 hours ago, kidtwentytwo said: Aka the guys who follow the openers ...ah. I thought this was a Bartolo Colon thread. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites
arthurpete 243 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Yonny Chirinos was another solid post starter guy Link to post Share on other sites
Sidearmer 2,226 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Seth Lugo while not a traditional bulk guy is the long man for the Mets and when they do have "bullpen games" is usually the guy who goes 3-4 innings. And he did very well at this last year. As a Mets fan I am familiar with him, I'm sure there's other guys like this who should be able to hit 100 innings without making more than a couple starts. Link to post Share on other sites
wily mo 2,023 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 3 hours ago, arthurpete said: Yonny Chirinos was another solid post starter guy yeah, yonny is generally listed before beeks as one of the most likely ones to have a spot, along with yarb my tip is don't forget about wilmer font. he had a crazy good season in AAA for the dodgers the year before, has good stuff, and was really starting to put together a good run for the rays before he got hurt and they shut him down for the rest of the year. he might be the most talented of this rays group and could even evolve into a real SP if he gets a shot https://blogs.fangraphs.com/i-should-explain-this-wilmer-font-thing/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites
2ndCitySox 4,725 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 9 hours ago, taobball said: ...ah. I thought this was a Bartolo Colon thread. Dammit tao, I just had the same reaction. Ummm...i thought this was a Bobby Jenks thread. Link to post Share on other sites
Corey In Da House 519 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 The Brewers are the ones to keep an eye on.with Junior Guerra, Brent Suter, and Freddy Peralta. Link to post Share on other sites
Golden Spikes 2,045 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Matt Strahm, although early reports are looking good on him becoming a full time starter Link to post Share on other sites
Golden Spikes 2,045 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 I think a better thing would look at which teams are most likely to employ bullpen games Padres and Rays are the obvious 2, but who else? Link to post Share on other sites
kidtwentytwo 5,513 Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 1 hour ago, 2ndCitySox said: Dammit tao, I just had the same reaction. Ummm...i thought this was a Bobby Jenks thread. There's an all fat guy team thread buried here somewhere Link to post Share on other sites
TheChamp 36 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Looked for this a few times this season, and haven't found anything, but with the Rays playing so great this season, and whoever comes in after the "Opener" has been put in some great spots to snag some easy wins, figured this could be a good thread to discuss who they are saying, or speculating who would be the next pitcher in after the opener. That being said, if anyone has heard anything about who is coming in after Stanek tomorrow, I'd personally love to know! Link to post Share on other sites
pbjfb 815 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 I'm guessing yarbrough Link to post Share on other sites
Ace_King 619 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 I figured the time has come for a bulk relievers thread, building on the success of the perennial middle relievers thread. Felix Pena will serve as the primary pitcher/bulk reliever again tomorrow, coming in after an "opener" (who is TBD). Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Whom 3,083 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 How do you guys rank them? Chirinos and pena seem to be the elite or am I missing a few? Link to post Share on other sites
Theschill38 129 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Pretty sure Pena isn't pitching tomorrow since Heaney is starting. Link to post Share on other sites
Ace_King 619 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Theschill38 said: Pretty sure Pena isn't pitching tomorrow since Heaney is starting. Good catch. I saw he will be bulk relieving but that will be Monday, not Sunday. I didn't catch that his day was moved due to Heaney. Edited May 26, 2019 by Ace_King Link to post Share on other sites
96mnc 6,747 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Dr. Whom said: How do you guys rank them? Chirinos and pena seem to be the elite or am I missing a few? Beeks is another one for TB. Not sure if he's going tomorrow or Chirinos. But I do have Pena and Chirinos ahead of Beeks as long as Pena is facing RHB heavy lineups. Edited May 26, 2019 by 96mnc Link to post Share on other sites
Ace_King 619 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 14 hours ago, Dr. Whom said: How do you guys rank them? Chirinos and pena seem to be the elite or am I missing a few? League settings are a factor. Where these guys help most are in weekly points leagues with starts caps, since they give you de facto start volume without counting against the limit and where innings and strikeouts trump ratios. They help in rotisserie leagues with a starts limit too, but they aren't as helpful their since their ratios may hurt you relative to other relievers you could have rostered instead. I use them in a weekly points league. There Beeks is a clear third since he is only RP elgible so I have to bench one of my two normal relievers. Pena and Chirinos come with the advantage of filling in for a SP who isn't pitching that day while not consuming a RP slot. If I had to choose it would be Chirinos, Pena, Beeks in that order in points and Chirinos, Beeks, Pena in roto. Tampa is a much better bet to yield a win than the Angels. Link to post Share on other sites
kidtwentytwo 5,513 Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 There was a thread about them earlier. Outside of around 4 guys, these relievers are pretty tough to predict Link to post Share on other sites
Ace_King 619 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Will Pena still operate as planned tomorrow after throwing an inning today? Link to post Share on other sites
96mnc 6,747 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 29 minutes ago, Ace_King said: Will Pena still operate as planned tomorrow after throwing an inning today? I can't see how. Link to post Share on other sites
to_be_quite_frank 966 Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Since we call them "Openers" we should call the Bulk Reliever the "Headliner" Keep with the concert theme My favorite headliner Jalen Beeks is performing today 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ASHLANDARROWS1992 2,271 Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 1 hour ago, to_be_quite_frank said: Since we call them "Openers" we should call the Bulk Reliever the "Headliner" Keep with the concert theme My favorite headliner Jalen Beeks is performing today And a very tough matchup to say the least Link to post Share on other sites
ASHLANDARROWS1992 2,271 Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Anyone see when Pena is going next? Link to post Share on other sites
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