For those who SOMEHOW haven’t been poring over the comments of our older posts, I wanted to highlight a note we got from Josh Storch, the man who is probably related to Paul Storch who patented a method for “evaluating the performance of a relief pitcher in the late innings of a baseball game.” Well, it turns out he’s been busy perfecting another patent with an updated formula. He also has a website with a simplified formula and data that you can play with. Thanks for checking in, Josh. Now everyone else: go check out http://www.reliefstat.com. (I’m looking at you, Mr. GM of the White Sox, Ken Williams).
Here’s the actual comment:
Josh Storch here… Paul and I have since updated this formula and filed for a new patent. We’d really like to see more discussion out there about how to evaluate relief pitchers when inherited runners are involved. We created a website which simplifies the formula and has some relief quotient data for actual pitchers. We want people check it out and share their thoughts: http://www.reliefstat.com. We’ll continue populating the data section; in the meantime, enjoy.
The question on your mind is probably: how does one actually evaluate middle relievers? It’s an excellent question, and one that I haven’t quite figured out yet. Part of the reason for starting this blog is to get a better handle on appropriate standards for evaluating talent. Currently, I evaluate middle relievers on a scale from “sucks” (
