Monday I made a big deal about Tim Byrdak and the difference in his effectiveness versus RHB and LHB. But the truth is that Byrdak does not have the biggest L/R platoon split among the team’s relievers. That distinction belongs to Taylor Buchholz, who has been murder against RHB and nearly as bad against LHB as Byrdak is versus RHB.
It’s hard to determine at this point if Buchholz has been a good reliever for the Mets. On the surface that seems ridiculous, as he sports a 1.66 ERA and a career-high 9.97 K/9. Additionally, Buchholz has tamed the walks that plagued him upon his return to the majors last year. After posting a 4.50 BB/9 in 2010, that number is down to 2.91 so far this year.
But the flip side of that is that Buchholz has allowed six of his 11 inherited runners to score. Heading into Tuesday’s games, 105 relievers had inherited at least seven runners this season and Buchholz had the 15th-highest percentage of his inherited runners score.
And while Buchholz has a sh...
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