Monday, October 24, 2011

WTH 25-Man Roster - Lefty Relief Pitcher

As posted over the weekend, C Chris Wallace overwhelmingly won the sixth spot on the WTH roster.  Also receiving votes were Jordan Comadena, Roberto Pena, Ernesto Genoves and Marlon Avea.  Go here for more info on the What the Heck 25-Man Roster.

Next, let's pick our second relief pitcher, this time a lefty.  I picked LHP's who generally only pitched one inning per game (the actual cut-off was an average of 1.5 IP per appearance).  So these pitchers would be used primarily in the 7th and 8th innings or as LOOGY's.  The minimum number of appearances was 14.  I did not include Wesley Wright or Sergio Escalona because I think they are both likely to make the Houston team in the spring, but I did include Abad.  (We will be picking one or two long relievers/swing men later so if you aren't seeing a favorite, they may be showing up in that category.)

For me, the two strongest candidates are Garrett Bullock with his 3.25 ERA and Travis Blankenship with a 1.067 WHIP and a low .209 BA against.  But you can't completely ignore Fernando Abad with that terrific SO/BB ratio of 5.50.

As I did for right-handed relief pitchers, I'm going to do the polling a bit differently.  I'm going to allow votes for multiple players and then we'll recycle the runners-up in a later poll as we fill our last 2 or 3 bullpen positions.  Vote for your top three choices.  I'll put you on the honor system.

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