189.00
No, that’s not the price of a ticket at Turner Field.
It’s the 2007 major league ERA of the new middle reliever for the Braves. To be fair, Jeff Ridgway (who I had earlier scientifically classified as “sucks”) didn’t have much of a chance to prove himself at the major league level last year. The Rays swapped him out for a utility guy with some upside:
Though the Rays have a dire need for a lefthanded reliever, they apparently saw enough of Ridgway in spring training and in a late-season callup to decide he wasn’t going to fill the need. Ridgway, 27, pitched in three regular-season games, allowing nine of the 10 batters he faced to reach base, and finished with a 189.00 ERA.
Friedman said Ridgway has “a really good arm” with the potential to be a successful major-league reliever and the deal “was much more about Willy Aybar for us.”
