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May 01, 2007

April Pen Usage - Fear For Bruney?

I've always felt that a given relief pitcher should only appear in around 41%-46% of his team's total games. Anything more than that is abusive. So, how does this Yankees pen stand up to this benchmark, through the first month of the season? Here are the totals (Pitcher & Percentage of Games pitched in):

Scott Proctor 65%
Luis Vizcaino 65%
Brian Bruney 61%
Mike Myers 61%
Sean Henn 52%
Kyle Farnsworth 43%
Mariano Rivera 39%

I'm not that worried about Myers - since he often only faces one batter in a game. But, maybe we should start a pool between Proctor, Vizcaino and Bruney to see who's arm falls off first?

My money is on Bruney. He's already had elbow issues in the past.

We already have "Everyday Scottie Proctor." And, I've suggested this year that we should use "El Diario Vizcaino." Perhaps Bruney needs a fun handle now too?

How about Brian "The Energizer" Bruney? Let's just hope that he keeps rolling along like that pink bunny.

Posted by Steve Lombardi at May 1, 2007 09:40 AM

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