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Wednesday, December 06, 2006

How much should relievers get?

By Tangotiger, 04:21 PM

The replacement level winning percentages for nonpitchers, and pitchers is .390 and .420.  This makes the average nonpitcher +.110 above replacement, and the average pitcher is +.080 above replacement.  This means that 58% of the value is in nonpitchers, and 42% in pitchers.  In 2005, teams spent 59% of their payroll on nonpitchers.  So, teams get it.  They know how to split their money between nonpitchers and pitchers.

But, what about between starters and relievers? 

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