The MLB official website selected the “10 best bullpen team rankings” on the 29th (30th Japan time). He had already announced the “Batting Line Ranking” and “Starter Rotation Ranking”, but this time, his third time, he focused on the fulfillment of the relief team.
In 1st placeAtlanta BravesWas chosen.Shohei OhtaniPitcherLos Angeles AngelsShowed a good fight and ranked in 6th place. The New York Mets, who was number one in the starting pitcher, was not selected. The bullpen still has a lot of uncertainties, and it is likely that unexpected results will come after the opening.
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■ The residual of the guardian deity Iglesias is a big plus
The MLB official website said about the Angels in 6th place, “I’m still not convinced of the starting rotation, but the bullpen seems to be solid.”
The biggest factor in the enhancement of the bullpen is the closerRaisel IglesiasSuccessful re-contract with. The guardian deity who made 34 saves last season went off FA last year. The Angels offered a one-year qualifying offer, but refused. He had a lot of transfers at one point, but after renegotiation, he agreed to a total of 58 million dollars (about 6.38 billion yen) for four years and remained on the team.
Iglesias, who played an active role as a relief pitcher, had an ERA of 3.00 in five of the past six seasons, and struck out 37.7% of the batters he played last season.
“Although a re-contract with Iglesias was necessary, the team made some important reinforcements to fill the hole in Chris Rodriguez, who is expected to miss most of the season with right shoulder surgery,” the site said. , Veteran Aaron Loup, Ryan Tepera and Archie Bradley were praised for their FA acquisition.
The loop played against 218 batters last season and allowed only 6 extra-base hits. Tepera boasts a 1.01 WHIP (number of runners per inning) and a strikeout rate of 31.9% in the last two seasons, and Bradley has recorded an average ERA of 3.09 since he turned to reliever in 2017. is doing. For this reason, the MLB official website said, “The Angels have a good bullpen.”
■ “Success is difficult without a good bullpen”
In fact, Joe Maddon is happy with the reinforcements of the relief team and seems to think he has the right team to make it to the postseason since 2014.
“The bullpen is getting better. It’s difficult to succeed without a good bullpen,” he said, according to the MLB official website. The commander thinks of the 2002 Angels, where he was a bench coach. This year, the team achieved the first World Series title in the history of the team. At that time, the starting pitchers threw a total of 1007 times 2/3 and had an ERA of 4.00, while the relief pitchers recorded a total of 444 times 2/3 and an ERA of 2.98, supporting the road to becoming the best in the world. ..
The starting lineup led by Otani and Noah Syndergaard, Mike Trout, Anthony Rendon and others have made the line thicker, and the bullpen team evaluated by the official website. The momentum for the rise of the Angels has increased.
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Sentence / SPREAD editorial department
