7/25/12 Reds @ Astros

[Reds/Flyers Fan]

Chapman's gotta be gassed. I'd have Marshall ready to go.

[membengal]

Chapman's tank appears to be much closer to empty than usual.

[Kc61]

Hmmm...Chapman's velocity is down. Could be a tough go tonight.

Lot of foul balls tonight off Chappy. Unusual.

[The Operator]

Chapman's gotta be gassed. I'd have Marshall ready to go.

Unless The Reds have another guy named Marshall, he's already pitched.

[alloverjr]

There's a slider

[WVRedsFan]

Hope he gets through this.

[DGullett35]

Chapman's gotta be gassed. I'd have Marshall ready to go.

Marshall already pitched

[BuckeyeRedleg]

Have you been watching the Astros bullpen the last few games? You'd rather have Enerio Del Rosario? CoCo? Fernando Rodriguez? It's laughable to say Ondrusek is the worst reliever in baseball.

What the heck do they have to do with Ondrusek?????

Here is some research, and not including tonight's mess.....

I'm not sure the struggles of Ondrusek can be completely understood until you put his peripherals into proper context with his peers.

Of the 155 relief pitchers that qualify (minimum 26.2 IP) in 2012, Ondrusek ranks:

#144 of 155 in fWAR (-.03)
#138 of 155 in K/9 (5.68)
#143 of 155 in BB/9 (5.40)
#141 of 155 in FIP (4.93)
#152 of 155 in xFIP (5.22)

NL only (out of 80 relief pitchers with at least 26.2 IP):

#72 of 80 in fWAR (-.03)
#74 of 80 in K/9 (5.68)
#72 of 80 in BB/9 (5.40)
#71 of 80 in FIP (4.93)
#77 of 80 in xFIP (5.22)

And this is not some strange fluke that is only occurring in 2012. Let's look at 2011.


In 2011, of the 134 relief pitchers that qualify (minimum 48.2 IP), Ondrusek ranked:

#120 of 134 in fWAR (-.02)
#113 of 134 in K/9 (6.02)
#104 of 134 in BB/9 (4.11)
#119 of 134 in FIP (4.43)
#118 of 134 in xFIP (4.49)

Now NL only in 2011, out of 71 relief pitchers that qualify:

#64 of 71 in fWAR (-.02)
#61 of 71 in K/9 (6.02)
#54 of 71 in BB/9 (4.11)
#66 of 71 in FIP (4.43)
#66 of 71 in xFIP (4.49)

Since 2010, there have been 66 NL relief pitchers with at least 100 IP. Within that 66, he ranks:


#63 of 66 in fWAR (-.05)
#63 of 66 in K/9 (5.93)
#52 of 66 in BB/9 (3.98)
#62 of 66 in FIP (4.49)
#63 of 66 in xFIP (4.52)


So I guess if one wants to argue with the definition of struggling, fine. Be my guest. If you don't define struggling as being in the bottom 5-10% in nearly every category and being sub-replacement level, then sure, I guess he's not struggling according to that definition.

There.

[Reds Fanatic]

Gonzalez flies out to right. 2 outs.

[REDREAD]

Chapman's gotta be gassed. I'd have Marshall ready to go.

Marshall already has been used

[Reds/Flyers Fan]

Marshall already pitched

Totally forgot that already. Geesh ...

[Kc61]

Altuve is up. Very good little ballplayer. Hope Chappy can get him here.

[WVRedsFan]

Get this guy out!

[REDREAD]

Totally forgot that already. Geesh ...

sorry for saying that for the third time

looks like chapman almost has the game done though

[Brutus]

Hmmm...Chapman's velocity is down to the first two men... Could be a tough go tonight.

Which is what Dusty probably expected and why he was hoping to use Marshall in the 9th.