Who was the last releiver to lead his team in strikeouts this late in the season? Joel Hanrahan is right now for the Pirates, despite others throwing nearly 3 times as many innings.
MLB: Interesting Stat
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I'm sure he hasn't seen it... If you read some of his recent quotes, they're obviously frustrated.
Not sure what the rating is based on, but he is pretty much seen as a top 10 set up guy and thought to be better than many closers, including the Pirates own closer. ERA is hardly a reliable stat for releivers, but opponents are hitting only .196 against him, slugging .340, and he's only behind Marmol and Wagner in strikeouts per 9.
Congrats to your brother because that is awesome, but I think that says more about the Pirates' pitching staff...
They really don't have any starters that are strikeout guys and only one (Maholm) hasn't spent time on DL. That's why I say it's INTERESTING and not AMAZING :wink:
Your brother plunked me with a fastball in spring league baseball several years ago. It was my first high school at-bat as a freshman and was the third pitch I had ever seen at that level. By the time I got to first base, the pain in my arm was gone because it had gone completely numb.
question...did him and Clemente play with each other on the Iowa All-Star team? funny bc they are together again, kind of, when Jeff isn't playing in AAA
They played Perfect Game together I think, but Joel only played about 9 games into his senior year before heading to Great Falls.