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The Nationals acquired Sean Burnett from the Pittsburgh Pirates during midseason 2009 and were rewarded with a 3.20 ERA down the stretch. Burnett also posted a 3.06 ERA with Pittsburgh prior to the trade, so his ERA for the year was 3.12. Given those numbers, it would seem that the former top prospect has settled in nicely as a middle reliever, but upon closer inspection, that's not the case. Burnett had the ...

In the offseason, much is made of the comings and goings of established major league players in free agency. But many often overlook the same thing happening in the minor leagues. In the "Recapping Minor League Free Agent Losses" series, I'll be looking at what, if anything, each team is losing at the minor league levels. I'm not going to bother covering every player, because not all of them are very important and ...

You've probably never heard of Matt Daley, unless you're a fan of an NL West team. Heck, I'd never heard of him until the Rockies called the right-handed relief pitcher up early last season. Given that I know about 2000 active players, Daley's failure to merit a blip on my radar reflected his anonymity. He didn't get a big league look until he was nearly 27. In his first season in the ...

In the offseason, much is made of the comings and goings of established major league players in free agency. But many often overlook the same thing happening in the minor leagues. In the "Recapping Minor League Free Agent Losses" series, I'll be looking at what, if anything, each team is losing at the minor league levels. I'm not going to bother covering every player, because not all of them are very important and ...

In the offseason, much is made of the comings and goings of established major league players in free agency. But many often overlook the same thing happening in the minor leagues. In the "Recapping Minor League Free Agent Losses" series, I'll be looking at what, if anything, each team is losing at the minor league levels. I'm not going to bother covering every player, because not all of them are very important and ...

In the offseason, much is made of the comings and goings of established major league players in free agency. But many often overlook the same thing happening in the minor leagues. In the "Recapping Minor League Free Agent Losses" series, I'll be looking at what, if anything, each team is losing at the minor league levels. I'm not going to bother covering every player, because not all of them are very important and ...

When Francisco Cordero left the Brewers after the 2007, he was an elite reliever no matter where you looked in his stats. His 44 saves, 2.98 ERA, 2.24 FIP, 2.82 xFIP, 2.12 tRA, and 2.70 True ERA all confirmed that Cordero was excellent in 2007. These same stats all pointed to a 2008 downturn for Cordero. Some (34 saves; 3.33 ERA) didn't indicate the precipitous decline of others (3.77 FIP; 3.98 xFIP; ...

Continuing my statistical adventures that began when I looked at the 10 best relievers of 2009 (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/312131-heres-a-thought-statistically-the-10-best-relievers-of-2009-are), here are my 10 worst starting pitchers of the past year, as stated by True ERA. Let's take a look at one leaderboard nobody wants to be on.Begin Slideshow

Continuing my statistical adventures that began when I looked at the 10 best relievers of 2009 (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/312131-heres-a-thought-statistically-the-10-best-relievers-of-2009-are), here are my 10 best starting pitchers of the past year, as stated by True ERA. Let's take a look at who came out on top.Begin Slideshow

Continuing my statistical adventures that began when I looked at the 10 best relievers of 2009 (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/312131-heres-a-thought-statistically-the-10-best-relievers-of-2009-are), here are my 10 WORST relievers of the past year (with at least 50 IP), as stated by True ERA. Let's take a look.Begin Slideshow