mlbtraderumors.com - 5/21/2007
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As you may have heard by now, a couple of down-and-out pitchers were swapped today as the Marlins sent Jorge Julio to the Rockies for Byung-Hyun Kim .
The hurlers have a lot in common - both are free agents after the season, and the Marlins and Rockies were each on the hook for $2.5MM in salary. Plus, both had fallen out of favor with their respective teams.
The Rockies already ...
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Not So Untouchable: The Worst Bullpens of 2007 (So Far)
Beyond the Box Score —
... The major problem the Marlins' bullpen has ran into this season is closing games. Their save completion percentage is tied with both Washington and Chicago for the worst mark in the National League at 53%. Leading the pack in terms of ineffectiveness was Jorge Julio (-1.986 WXRL) who was recently dealt to Colorado for Byung-Hyun Kim (-0.341 WXRL) in a deal that looks pretty good for both sides. Also struggling for Florida is Taylor Tankersley (-0.145 WXRL) and the recently-injured Ricky Nolasco (-0.145 WXRL). On the flipside there is Kevin Gregg, who is off to an awesome start (1.231 WXRL) and might start closing games until the injured Henry Owens (0.790 WXRL) returns.
The Major League's "All-Disappointment" Team
Beyond the Box Score —
... before the season began and was the favorite to close games for the Florida bullpen which was a virtual mess at the time. Two blown saves and a 12.54 ERA later, Julio was traded from Florida to Colorado where he isn't going to sniff high-leverage situations. Julio makes the team as our relief pitcher due to the fact he is dead last in WXRL at -1.968. Simply put, Jorge Julio has been really really bad this season. Honorable mentions: Scott Eyre, Tom Gordon and B.J. Ryan.
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