That brought me back memories of a game I attended in Camden Yards against Seattle, I think it was 1998. Jesse Orosco got out of a bases loaded no out jam, with the last out being a broken bat ground out that Orosco had to field while getting hit by the splinters, and got the out. The O's won in extra innings on a Palmeiro HR. Is there any chance anyone here remembers that game?
If I'm reading this correctly, the Orioles are 6th in defensive value this year and the White Sox are dead last by a lot: to date, they're at -54 runs; the worst team in baseball for all of '23 was -72 (https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/team_compare.cgi?request=1&year=2024&lg=MLB&stat=runs_fielding). So the difference between Burnes and Fedde must be the defensive adjustment.
FWIW, fWAR using FIP has them even at 2.0 WAR apiece; using RA9 Burnes is ahead 2.9 to 2.4.
You do realize our pen has given up fewer runs, fewer hits, fewer BBs, has a lower WHIP, and has more Ks? I get that they don’t pass your eye test, but the numbers don’t back that up. With all that said, I think they need to reinforce the pen but let’s stop with the dramatics.
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