Three teams, three bullpen makeovers
June 6, 2011 at 11:52AM
The Twins, Rays and Diamondbacks all made big changes to their bullpens last offseason. A comparison for each team:
TWINS 2010
Bullpen ERA: 3.49 • MLB rank: 8th
ERA IP
RHP Matt Capps 2.00 27
RHP Jon Rauch 3.12 57 2/3
RHP Matt Guerrier 3.17 71
RHP Jesse Crain 3.04 68
LHP Jose Mijares 3.31 32 2/3
TWINS 2011
Bullpen ERA: 5.22 • MLB rank: 30th
RHP Matt Capps 4.50 26
LHP Glen Perkins 1.59 22 2/3
RHP Alex Burnett 6.19 16
RHP Joe Nathan 7.63 15 1/3
LHP Jose Mijares 5.02 14 1/3
TAMPA BAY 2010
Bullpen ERA: 3.33 • MLB rank: 4th
ERA IP
RHP Rafael Soriano 1.73 62 1/3
RHP Lance Cormier 3.92 62
RHP Joaquin Benoit 1.34 60 1/3
RHP Grant Balfour 2.28 55 1/3
RHP Dan Wheeler 3.35 48 1/3
TAMPA BAY 2011
Bullpen ERA: 3.64 • MLB rank: 19th
RHP Kyle Farnsworth 1.35 20
RHP Joel Peralta 3.77 28 2/3
RHP Juan Cruz 3.80 21 1/3
RHP Adam Russell 2.57 21
LHP Cesar Ramos 3.57 17 2/3
ARIZONA 2010
Bullpen ERA 5.74 • MLB rank: 30th
ERA IP
RHP Aaron Heilman 4.50 72
RHP Juan Gutierrez 5.08 56 2/3
RHP Blaine Boyer 4.26 57
RHP Esmerling Vasquez 5.20 53 2/3
RHP Sam Demel 5.35 37
ARIZONA 2011
Bullpen ERA: 3.55 • MLB rank: 14th
RHP J.J. Putz 1.73 26
RHP David Hernandez 1.65 27 1/3
RHP Esmerling Vasquez 3.63 22 1/3
RHP Sam Demel 1.72 15 2/3
LHP Joe Paterson 3.68 14 2/3
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After an incredible 25-year career that saw him become MLB's all-time stolen bases leader and the greatest leadoff hitter ever, Rickey Henderson died Friday at age 65.
