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The 2010 Franco McRosco Award

Edgy DC Nov 09 2010 05:15 AM

Judging relief pitching is a cloudy business. Cloudy and emotional. Bruce Sutter for the Baseball Hall of Fame? Sure. Bruce Sutter before Rich Gossage? Wait, really? Take John Franco for instance. Our ranking system says he's the top releiver in Mets history. His length of tenure and consistency of performance certainly speak well of him. But reasonable folks may disagree. He never anchored a championship bullpen, never closed out a championship, never led his team emotionally from oblivion to a pennant with a ralllying slogan. And you know, that's fine. Franco gave the number off his back to Mike Piazza and turned around and took a number off of Tug McGraw's back. He don't mind sharing in a legacy. And it is in that spirit that we ask you to share in the voting for the 2010 Franco McRosco Award for Outstanding Mets Relief Pitcher. Below we have listed the statistics for all Mets pitchers as relievers. Stoppers, closers, LOOGys, ROOGys, swingmen, eighth-innnig guys, longmen, shortmen, horses, mules, donkeys, gophers, firemen, gasmen, emergency men, HazMat men, touniquets, bandages, and syringes loaded with pure adrenaline --- all are present. Who's the best? Heck if we know. That's why we need you. Please vote for five guys. Your top guy gets five points, your second guy gets four, etc. The top point receiver will be your recipient of the 2010 Cranepool Forum Franco McRosco Award for Outstanding Mets Relief Pitcher. Player W L ERA G SV SVO IP H R ER HR HBP BB SO WPCT TB BK WP IBB SB CS PK GO AO GO/AO WHIP SLG OBA AVG PA NP P/IP HLD GF K/BB BB/9 K/9 H9 M. Acosta 3 2 2.95 41 1 3 39.2 30 13 13 4 0 18 42 .600 45 0 3 1 2 3 0 35 33 1.18 1.21 .328 .308 .219 157 638 16.1 1 12 2.30 4.08 9.53 6.81 E. Dessens 4 2 2.30 53 0 1 47 41 14 12 4 3 16 16 .667 65 0 0 6 1 3 1 58 52 1.23 1.21 .380 .314 .240 194 709 15.1 11 6 1.00 3.06 3.06 7.85 R. Dickey 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 1.00 .000 .250 .000 4 17 17 1 0 1.00 9.00 9.00 0.00 P. Feliciano 3 6 3.30 92 0 1 62.2 66 24 23 1 6 30 56 .333 81 0 1 6 0 0 0 88 30 3.27 1.53 .335 .367 .273 280 1109 17.7 23 16 1.90 4.31 8.04 9.48 S. Green 0 0 3.86 11 0 0 9.1 7 6 4 1 4 8 12 .000 11 0 0 3 2 0 0 13 3 4.33 1.61 .314 .404 .200 48 193 20.7 2 0 1.50 7.71 11.57 6.75 R. Igarashi 1 1 7.12 34 0 0 30.1 29 24 24 4 0 18 25 .500 51 0 3 1 1 0 0 30 31 1.10 1.55 .447 .348 .254 135 565 18.6 2 11 1.40 5.34 7.42 8.60 J. Mejia 0 2 3.25 30 0 1 27.2 29 10 10 2 3 15 17 .000 39 0 3 1 2 0 0 50 12 4.42 1.59 .358 .370 .266 127 493 17.8 2 8 1.10 4.88 5.53 9.43 P. Misch 0 0 0.00 6 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 4.50 1.00 .333 .267 .267 15 54 13.5 1 2 0.00 0.00 4.50 9.00 F. Nieve 2 3 5.18 39 0 2 40 34 23 23 8 2 19 33 .400 67 0 2 2 1 0 0 41 40 1.13 1.33 .450 .322 .228 173 694 17.4 6 9 1.70 4.28 7.43 7.65 B. Parnell 0 1 2.83 41 0 2 35 41 13 11 1 0 8 33 .000 49 0 0 2 0 1 0 49 13 4.08 1.40 .353 .333 .295 149 588 16.8 9 10 4.10 2.06 8.49 10.54 M. Pelfrey 0 0 0.00 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2.00 2.00 .250 .400 .250 5 18 18 0 1 0.00 9.00 0.00 9.00 O. Perez 0 2 9.00 10 0 0 13 18 13 13 4 3 14 10 .000 34 0 1 2 1 0 0 12 15 1.00 2.46 .654 .493 .346 71 291 22.4 0 4 0.70 9.69 6.92 12.46 F. Rodriguez 4 2 2.20 53 25 30 57.1 45 14 14 3 2 21 67 .667 65 1 3 4 4 1 1 48 46 1.07 1.15 .308 .289 .213 236 970 16.9 0 46 3.20 3.30 10.52 7.06 T. Stoner 0 1 3.86 1 0 0 2.1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 4.00 1.71 .500 .364 .300 11 38 16.3 0 0 0.00 3.86 0.00 11.57 H. Takahashi 6 2 2.04 41 8 8 57.1 43 15 13 2 0 22 60 .750 63 0 1 7 1 2 0 54 43 1.33 1.13 .301 .280 .206 235 960 16.7 3 21 2.70 3.45 9.42 6.75 R. Valdes 3 3 5.23 37 1 3 53.1 56 32 31 6 3 23 51 .500 93 0 2 1 1 1 0 43 53 0.91 1.48 .445 .346 .268 238 969 18.2 2 8 2.20 3.88 8.61 9.45

seawolf17 Nov 09 2010 05:20 AM Re: The 2010 Franco McRosco Award

"McRosco"? You're losing it. I'm going all Joe Girardi and interrupting this commercial to bring in the closer. You're done, kid. Takahashi Rodriguez Feliciano Mejia Parnell Apologies to Elmer Dessens, who apparently has pitched in about 100 games in the last two years even though I've never seen him actually pitch.

Fman99 Nov 09 2010 05:58 AM Re: The 2010 Franco McRosco Award

Takahashi Rodriguez Parnell Acosta Feliciano

Chad Ochoseis Nov 09 2010 06:15 AM Re: The 2010 Franco McRosco Award

Takahashi - great job doing everything asked of him Rodriguez - I hope the closest he ever gets to Flushing again is Rikers Island. That being said, a 2.20 ERA is a 2.20 ERA. Feliciano - 2010 is becoming a vague memory, but I'm thinking he didn't suck against righties, either. Dessens - I kind of sort of remember him. And a 2.30 ERA is a 2.30 ERA. Parnell - Zoom! Honorable mention to Nieve. His numbers stunk overall, but that was because Jerry's flowchart didn't include "rest Nieve". He did a great job until he didn't do a great job.

Edgy DC Nov 09 2010 06:51 AM Re: The 2010 Franco McRosco Award

Chad Ochoseis wrote: His numbers stunk overall, but that was because Jerry's flowchart didn't include "rest Nieve". Kaboom.

Vic Sage Nov 09 2010 08:09 AM Re: The 2010 Franco McRosco Award

- Takahashi - Rodriguez - Parnell / Feliciano / Dessens / Acosta (pick three)

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Nov 09 2010 09:18 AM Re: The 2010 Franco McRosco Award

Takahashi-- Nice ERA, nice strikeout numbers, suspiciously nice HR rate. I wonder if that holds for his next team. Rodriguez-- Pitches/IP was just about what Takahashi posted... which was average-to-slightly-above-average for the 'pen. Which is kinda shocking, considering how many 30-pitch 9ths my brain seems to recall. Parnell-- The WHIP was pretty much all due to some HRs and bleeders. That walk rate was surprising... and bodes well for the future. Feliciano-- The best of the nice-on-paper dregs (that walk rate and WHIP are just plain grotesque); only here because of the reliability against lefties and the workload. Acosta-- Is there such a thing as a three-true-outcomes pitcher? Great season, by his standards. HONORABLE MENTION: Dessens-- If you ever actually watch the guy pitch... looking at his end-of-year numbers is as mind-blowing as the Wizard of Oz/Dark Side... thing. Chad Ochoseis wrote: His numbers stunk overall, but that was because Jerry's flowchart didn't include "rest Nieve". He did a great job until he didn't do a great job. A fair point. But to be even fairer, Nieve's numbers stunk because he kind of stinks.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 09 2010 09:33 AM Re: The 2010 Franco McRosco Award

Takahashi Parnell Dessens Feliciano Acosta I'm gonna be one of those vindictive asshole guys who leaves off a candidate he doesn't like personally.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 09 2010 09:35 AM Re: The 2010 Franco McRosco Award

Voted a fifth-place tie between Parnell and Acosta: 5 Takahashi 4 Rodriguez 3 Dessens 2 Feliciano 0.5 Parnell 0.5 Acosta If that's not kosher, then please give Parnell the full point and drop Acosta.

Edgy DC Nov 09 2010 09:38 AM Re: The 2010 Franco McRosco Award

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Takahashi Parnell Dessens Feliciano Acosta I'm gonna be one of those vindictive asshole guys who leaves off a candidate he doesn't like personally. Oh, shit.

Ashie62 Nov 09 2010 12:11 PM Re: The 2010 Franco McRosco Award

Feliciano Rodriguez Takahashi Acosta Nieve

Edgy DC Nov 09 2010 08:47 PM Re: The 2010 Franco McRosco Award

Rodriguez Takahashi PFeliciano Dessens Parnell

G-Fafif Nov 09 2010 11:18 PM Re: The 2010 Franco McRosco Award

Takahashi Rodriguez Feliciano Valdes Nieve I'll say this for K-Rod -- he wants to be here (gettin' paid) in 2011. Takahashi has abandoned us.

batmagadanleadoff Nov 10 2010 10:18 AM Re: The 2010 Franco McRosco Award

Takahashi and K-Rod's relief stats are similar. So then why the disparity in WAR? K-Rod 57.1 IP/2.1 WAR Tak 122 IP/1.3 WAR Was Tak so bad as a starter that his starter WAR approached -1.0? Tak the starter: WHIP 1.45 ERA 5.01 ERC 5.03 IP 64.2 K 54 BB 21 H 73 http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/pitching/_ ... e/minip/40