http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/08/04/the-problem-with-valuing-relievers-via-trade/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Tue, 13 Nov 2018 16:53:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/08/04/the-problem-with-valuing-relievers-via-trade/#comment-9031 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 12:27:25 +0000 http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=5980#comment-9031 I mean, I’m not sure I follow your logic. Are you arguing that bullpens are more valuable in the playoffs? If yes, the I agree, but a player such as Lucroy will always have more value than a RP, even in the post season. That said, the point of the article was not to argue the value of the relief pitcher per say. Rather it was to argue that coming to a conclusion on the value of the RP based on trades is problematic.

]]> http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/08/04/the-problem-with-valuing-relievers-via-trade/#comment-9018 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 18:48:10 +0000 http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=5980#comment-9018 Not always, but usually pitching wins playoff series. In today’s run challenged environment this is even more true. A part of the run scoring decline has been the buildup of bullpens with a parade of super-charged arms. If you “win” the 7-9th innings with your pen and the first 6 innings with your top 3 “aces”, you win the series. Over a season, Lucroy will go a long way to getting a team to the playoffs, but a RP like the ones mentioned will allow you to win it.

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