2012 bullpen

In appreciation of George Kontos

In appreciation of George Kontos

Published by on July 26, 2012 | 3 Responses

Tweet I once read that in the sea of mediocrity, the guy with his own jet ski is king, or something. The Giants’ bullpen is by no means mediocre – all things considered, the relievers have done an admirable job – but, I still get a little twitchy in the late innings. I say that because I mostly know that… Read more →

A brief word on Clay Hensley

A brief word on Clay Hensley

Published by on April 19, 2012 | 9 Responses

Relievers are a dime a dozen. Literally, they cost 10 cents per reliever. That is, unless, you’re buying LOOGYs — which run about $70M per dozen. There are essentially two camps in baseball when it comes down to paying relievers: those who think that relievers are too volatile to lock up long term and that it should be easy enough… Read more →