So we have addressed how poorly the bullpen has fared this year. I wanted to quantify exactly how poorly.

If you simply added up the stats of the 4 current starters you get an 8- 10 record with a 4.40 ERA. Compare that with the bullpen's record of 3- 9 with a 7.90 ERA and five saves. Ouch !

Well, that's a bit over- simplified because the Aggies have used six starters and all of them have pitched at least one game in relief. So if you re- allocate the relief innings pitched by starters and starts made by relievers the results are only slightly different: (8- 10) 4.33 for the starters and (3- 9) 7.88 for the relievers. The difference is that Hannah (7.54 vs. 8.06) and Lara have done a little better as starters, whereas Spillane was one of the more effective relievers before he joined. Interestingly, the bullpen has just as many strikeouts, but more walks. Ouch !