PLAYERS:
Bill James,
Kevin Jepsen,
Michael Kohn,
Fernando Rodney,
Mike Scioscia,
LaTroy Hawkins,
Rich Thompson
TEAMS: Los Angeles Angels, Tampa Bay Rays
TEAMS: Los Angeles Angels, Tampa Bay Rays
This time last year, Bobby Cassevah was just organizational depth. Now, he gets his own profile. Despite starting the season in the minors, Cassevah fought through the mess that the Angels bullpen was to emerge as the unlikely top right-hander in the pen. The question now is if he can hold onto that lofty status.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to the early start, not all stat projection systems are available yet, but I will update the player preview pages after the fact once they do become available)
2011 Stats: 1-1, 39.2 IP, 2.72 ERA, 28 H, 19 BB, 1 HR, 24 K, 0 SV
2012 ZiPS Projections: 3-4, 65.2 IP, 4.80 ERA, 71 H, 30 BB, 6 HR, 36 K
2012 Bill James Projections: 3-3, 56.0 IP, 4.18 ERA, 56 H, 26 BB, 3 HR, 32 K, 0 SV
2012 CAIRO Projections: 4-1, 46.0 IP, 4.40 ERA, 48 H, 24 BB, 3 HR, 25 K, 0 SV
2012 MWaH Projections*: 2-4, 52.0 IP, 4.35 ERA, 55 H, 22 BB, 4 HR, 28 K, 0 SV
*The MWaH projections are simply my best guess based off my own personal opinion and research
2011 i...
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