Orioles fans are wondering if Matt Albers, based on his last few outings, has finally turned himself into a decent relief pitcher.I was strongly on the Albers bandwagon at the beginning of the season but have since jumped off. My analysis at this point is that while Albers has very good stuff, he can't throw it for strikes. When he takes a little off to improve his control, he's very hittable. That's not a winning combination.But let's take a closer look at Albers' recent success: IP K BB HR ERA BABIPAlbers Apr-Jun 33.2 18 19 6 5.61 .277Albers Jul-Sep 32.1 24 13 0 2.51 .261OK, the peripherals in terms of strikeout to walk ratio are not great but otherwise, those are pretty good numbers for the second half of the season. There were some theories that Albers was overworked earlier in the season but that does not appear to be the case; he has actually worked more during his stretch of good pitching.In April, Ma...
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