2007 Saves per Inning Pitched

by | Feb 15, 2008 | Al Reyes, Alan Embree, B.J. Ryan, Billy Wagner, Bob Wickman, Bobby Jenks, Brad Hennessey, Brett Myers, Brian Fuentes, Chad Cordero, Chris Ray, David Weathers, Eric Gagne, Francisco Cordero, Francisco Rodriguez, J.J. Putz, Jason Isringhausen, Jeremy Accardo, Joakim Soria, Joe Borowski, Joe Nathan, Jonathan Papelbon, Jose Valverde, Kevin Gregg, Mariano Rivera, Matt Capps, Ryan Dempster, Takashi Saito, Todd Jones, Trevor Hoffman, Troy Percival

Every year, I run a feature here at Fire Brand called Saves per Inning Pitched (SIP). It’s a little statistic I made up that in the general scheme of things, probably means nothing. But I like doing it because it tells me what teams utilize their closer as a...

The Wily Mo Dilemma

by | Mar 1, 2007 | Aaron Rowand, Brad Lidge, Chad Cordero, Francisco Rodriguez, Houston Astros, J.J. Putz, Jim Bowden, Jon Lieber, Los Angeles Angels, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, Scott Linebrink, Seattle Mariners, Spring Training, Trades, Washington Nationals, Wily Mo Pena

Last week, I profiled the bench that the Red Sox had and concluded that the Red Sox have the best bench entering the season. However, while profiling the bench, I wrote about Wily Mo and his chances in Boston: A nice debut season for Boston (.301/.349/.489 in 276 AB)...

The Real Closer

by | Dec 18, 2006 | Brendan Donnelly, Bryce Cox, Chad Cordero, David Murphy, Eric Gagne, J.C. Romero, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Mike Gonzalez, Pittsburgh Pirates, Trades, Washington Nationals, Wily Mo Pena

Brendan Donnelly is signed. J.C. Romero is signed. Along with Timlin, Okajima, Delcarmen, Tavarez, Snyder, Corey and Hansen, the bullpen is almost complete. J.D. Drew (probably) and Julio Lugo fill out the lineup, and Daisuke Matsuzaka rounds out the rotation. The...

Manny, It's all about Manny

by | Dec 5, 2006 | Adam Jones, Andy LaRoche, Andy Pettitte, Baltimore Orioles, Brian Wilson, Chad Cordero, Hayden Penn, J.D. Drew, J.J. Putz, Jason Jennings, Jon Lieber, Jonathan Broxton, Jonathan Sanchez, Jose Capellan, Kevin Mench, Marcus Giles, Mark Loretta, Mike Gonzalez, Noah Lowry, Salomon Torres, Trading Manny Saga, Trot Nixon, Washington Nationals

There’s way too much stuff going on at the winter meetings for me to post any comprehensive article today. It’s about Manny today, as there were a blizzard of news. First, as we all probably know by now, Sunday at midnight (so technically Monday) the Red...

2006 Saves Per Inning Pitched

by | Nov 28, 2006 | Chad Cordero, Keith Foulke

CHAD CORDERO / WASHINGTONPOST.COMThe 2006 relief ace celebrates a save. I’ve got a non-Sox related article today (although I do chat quite a bit about how this relates to the Sox). I’ve got a non-hot stove related article today. I highly recommend reading...