Take a look at Braden Looper’s record this season and you will see 13 wins and just seven losses. The wins constitute a career high for the 12-year veteran and also put him 12th in the National League. But to say that Looper has had a career year or even that he is in the top 20 National League pitchers this season would be misleading.
In fact, it would be historically misleading.
Dig a little deeper into Looper’s 2009 campaign and you will find that his ERA sits at 5.12, he has walked 61 batters, given up a league high 37 home runs, and his BAA is the worst it has been his entire career. He has struggled mightily to get batters out and has had a less than stellar season. Because of the Brewers’ shallow pitching rotation, they are expected to pick up Looper’s optio ...
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Article written by Mark Strotman
Brewers’ Looper In The Process of Making History
Posted: 22nd September 2009 by Mark Strotman in MLBComments Off on Brewers’ Looper In The Process of Making History