Phillies: Bullpen decisions now on front burner

The Numerical Bible:

This review is not a sabermetrics article, which means no heavy statistical analysis. But because some readers rely on stats, this is only a reference: no reason to articulate the importance of these numbers.

Phillies statistical goal of 80 percent:  

• Dominguez: 43 good, 1 so-so and 1 blowup out of 53 total for 83.0%
• Neris: 38 good, 2 so-so and 4 blowups out of 53 total for 75.5%
• Neshek: 24 good, 2 so-so and 1 blowup out of 30 total for 86.7%
• Hunter: 40 good, 7 so-so and 0 blowups out of 65 total for 72.3%

Phillies statistical goal for new left-handers of 80 percent:

• Pazos: 44 good, 4 so-so and 1 blowup out of 60 total for 80.0%
• Alvarez: 58 good, 3 so-so and 2 blowups out of 76 total for 80.3%

Statistical goal of 80 percent:

• Kimbrel: 47 good, 3 so-so and 1 blowup out of 63 total for 79.4%
• Britton: 32 good, 2 so-so and 1 blowup out of 41 total for 82.9%

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 Four-seam fastballs:

• Kimbrel: 97.2 mph average and 100.2 mph max with a curveball.
• Britton: sinker at 94.9 mph average and 97.6 mph max with a curveball.

Closers:

• Kimbrel, 30.5: 63 Gms., 62 1/3 Inn., a 2.74 ERA, 42 Saves, 5 BS, a 3.13 FIP, a 3.13 xFIP, a 2.71 SIERA, a 1.5 fWAR and a 0.99 WHIP.
• Britton, almost 31: 41 Gms., 40 2/3 Inn., a 3.10 ERA, 7 Saves, 9 Holds, a 4.22 FIP, a 3.75 xFIP, a 3.57 SIERA, a 0.1 fWAR and a 1.23 WHIP.

New Phillies relievers:

• Pazos, 27.5: 60 Gms., 50 Inn., a 2.88 ERA, 19 Holds, 2 BH, a 3.60 FIP, a 4.15 xFIP, a 3.75 SIERA, a 0.5 fWAR and a 1.24 WHIP.
• Alvarez, 29.5: 76 Gms., 63 Inn., a 2.71 ERA, 14 Holds, 3 BH,  a 3.05 FIP, a 3.98 xFIP, a 3.78 SIERA, a 1.2 fWAR and a 1.16 WHIP.
• Nicasio, 32: 46 Gms., 42 Inn., a 6.00 ERA, 19 Holds, 6 BH, a 2.99 FIP, a 3.18 xFIP, a 2.60 SIERA, a 0.8 fWAR and a 1.38 WHIP.

Phillies setup men:

• Dominguez, 24: 53 Gms., 58 Inn., a 2.95 ERA, 16 Saves, 14 Holds, 4 BS, a 2.85 FIP, a 3.04 xFIP, a 2.81 SIERA, a 1.3 fWAR and a 0.93 WHIP.
• Neris, 29.5: 53 Gms., 47 2/3 Inn., a 5.10 ERA, 11 Saves, 4 Holds, 3 BS,  a 4.04 FIP, a 2.71 xFIP, a 2.28 SIERA, a 0.2 fWAR and a 1.30 WHIP.
• Neshek, 38: 30 Gms., 24 1/3 Inn., a 2.59 ERA, 5 Saves, 6 Holds, 1 BS, a 3.61 FIP, a 4.99 xFIP, a 4.51 SIERA, a 0.3 fWAR and a 1.15 WHIP.
• Hunter, 32.5: 65 Gms., 64 Inn., a 3.80 ERA, 4 Saves, 25 Holds, 1 BS, a 3.63 FIP, a 4.01 xFIP, a 3.69 SIERA, a 0.7 fWAR and a 1.25 WHIP.

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