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It’s a close call Paul O'Neill Jersey , but here’s why."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Houston Astros NewsGame ThreadsHouston Astros Minor LeaguesAstros Game DayPodcastsRyan Pressly is the Best Reliever in Baseball Since Joining the Astros.New,10commentsIt’s a close call, but here’s why.CDTShareTweetShareShareRyan Pressly is the Best Reliever in Baseball Since Joining the Astros.Troy Taormina-USA TODAY SportsYesterday the Hebrew Hammah argued that Roberto Osuna is the best reliever in baseball this year. Today I will use my extensive French vocabulary to proclaim: au contraire. It’s our other great relief pitcher, Ryan Pressly, who is the best reliever in baseball, at least since his arrival in Houston.First, let’s look at this season.Here are the top relief pitchers in baseball as of April 17th, 2019 by FIP, xFIP, xwOBA and WHIP.I threw in their ERA’s and K% just for a look but I used the other four measures to judge who deserved to be in the “best of” category.Best Relievers of 2019 as of April 17.PitcherFIP/rankxFIP/rankSIERA/rankxwOBA/rankWHIP/rankERAk%PitcherFIP/rankxFIP/rankSIERA/rankxwOBA/rankWHIP/rankERAk%Based on these statistics from a very small sample seven relief pitchers stand out this year so far. They are, rookie Nick Burdi, in the top four in FIP, xFIP, SIERA, and xwOBA, another rookie, Nick Anderson, in the top seven in FIP, xFIP, and SIERA, Ty Buttrey, in the top two in FIP, xFIP and SIERA, Matt Barnes, in the top four in FIP, xFIP, and SIERA, and Edwin Diaz, in the top six in xFIP and SIERA. I must not forget Hammah’s favorite http://www.yankeesfanproshop.com/authentic-giancarlo-stanton-jersey , Roberto Osuna, first in xwOBA and WHIP. But now I make the case for my guy, Pressly, who doesn’t occupy first in any one category, but is in the top five in all of them, and number three in WHIP. Unlike some of the others on this list he has not surrendered a run, not surprisingly since he has not surrendered a walk and only three hits in almost eight innings.OK, so according to the advanced metrics like SIERA and xwWOBA, which are intended to evaluate how well a pitcher is pitching with luck factored out, and predict his future performance based on present contact data, Pressly is only in the top five. However, that is top five in every advanced category, and the difference between one and five in SIERA, Fangraph’s favorite pitching metric, is negligible.But when you combine Pressly’s high scores in the advanced metrics with his success in actual results, keeping runners off the bases, (WHIP) and keeping runs from scoring, (ERA) the things relief pitchers are hired to accomplish, I think he has been the best and most well-rounded overall reliever in baseball this year.Of course after only about one tenth of the season it is premature to speculate about who is the best reliever in baseball so far, especially since two of the contenders, Nick Burdi and Nick Anderson are rookiesThe subject of this essay is a little broader: who is the best reliever in baseball since Ryan Pressly joined the Astros last August.It’s a close call, but I say Pressly.Here’s why.This is my methodology. To determine who deserves consideration as best relief pitcher since last August 5th, Pressly’s debut, I took the 10 best relievers in the following categories: FIP, xFIP, SIERA, WHIP and xwOBA.I also included the aforementioned top performers in 2019 except for those with less than 10 career innings. I then compiled their performances in these areas since August 5th, 2018, the day of Pressly’s Houston debut. These are the pitchers http://www.yankeesfanproshop.com/authentic-giancarlo-stanton-jersey , besides Pressly, who made the intial cut.Edwin Diaz..........1.06 SIERAJosh Hader..........1.78SIERADellin Betances..2.03 SIERAKirby Yates..........1.62SIERACorey Knebel.....1.62SIERA BradPeacock.....3.05 SIERA Blake Treinen.....2.70 SIERAWill Smith...........3.35 SIERAA. Chapman.......3.46 SIERA Will Harris............3.46 SIERATy Buttrey...........2.15 SIERA Matt Barnes........2.32 SIERARoberto Osuna..3.10 SIERA Lou Trivino..........3.52 SIERASean Doolittle....3.10 SIERA Adam Ottavino....3.61 SIERAJose Castillo.......2.37 SIERAThe following chart allows us to compare Pressly with these pitchers.For the sake of simplicity only those pitchers with an xFIP or SIERA under three are included on the chart. The statistic xwOBA is not included on this chart because I cannot add the statistics across seasons.Best Relievers Since August 5th 2018PitcherxFIPSIERAWHIPERAk%PitcherxFIPSIERAWHIPERAk%*Corey Knebel is injured for 2019.The best pitcher in this list according to the peripheral statistics was Edwin Diaz , whose xFIP is about .3 below Pressly’s, and whose SIERA is about .4 lower. According to these statistics, if present performance holds, we should expect Diaz to end up with an ERA somewhere around 1.20 and Pressly around 1.50. Both of these results would be amazing over an entire season, and these two pitchers project the best based on the peripherals of all the pitchers in the league. Yes, that means you Josh Hader, Blake Treinen, Aroldis Chapman, Dellin Betances et al.But let’s look at actual performance. Ryan Pressly has the lowest ERA at 0.31, by far the best in this group. That is because in 28.2 innings he has allowed only one run, 13 hits, 3 walks and no home runs. His WHIP is by far the best in this group, meaning he has given up the fewest base runners, exactly what a good reliever is supposed to do, and he hasn’t allowed any homers to get those few base runners in. Diaz has allowed four homers, which xFIP discounts as bad luck, thus the lower xFIP for Diaz, but is it really just a matter of luck? Or has Pressly been an extraordinarily disciplined pitcher since joining Houston.Blake Treinen’s performance in terms of WHIP and ERA are close to Pressly’s, but his peripherals are over a run worse, projecting him over time to pitch near the 3.00 ERA level.So, even though advanced metrics give a slight edge to Edwin Diaz over Pressly, when that is balanced with Pressly’s amazing advantage in actual performance since August 5th, 2018, I believe the Astros have the best reliever in baseball, if only by a hair. And with Roberto Osuna pitching right after him, they probably have as good a set-up closer combination as any in baseball. Houston rolled by Boston as Verlander finally falters."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Angels PregameAngels PostgameGamethreadsHalos Heaven PodcastsShohei OhtaniMinor LeaguesInterviewsHALOLINKSWeekEnd HaloLinks: Astros Priced out of PlayoffsNew,86commentsHouston rolled by Boston as Verlander finally falters.ByStirrupsOct 19 http://www.yankeesfanproshop.com/authentic-giancarlo-stanton-jersey , 2018,4:00am PDTShareTweetShareShareWeekEnd HaloLinks: Astros Priced out of PlayoffsTroy Taormina-USA TODAY SportsAs it happens, it wasn’t even close. 4 to 1 is the magic ratio. The Red Sox took down Justin Verlander and the Astros by a score of 4-1. And that gave the Red Sox the AL pennant and Golden Ticket to the World Series by destroying Houston 4 games to 1.So 1 World Series trophy as a reward for sucking serious eggs and forcing your fan base to become Rangers fans for 6 seasons is not a bad trade off. And the Astros window is far from closed. But there are other AL teams rising. They don’t have the League to themselves.And lots of playoff narratives have been pushed aside.....David Price was aces, while Justin Vulnerable was the Verlander.....Jackie Bradley Jr. was twice as productive at the plate as Alex Bregman.....The trash talking and posturing was out of Houston and it was Boston who was vindicated....The Red Sox got all the breaks, while the Astros can whine about all the injustices.Yeah, it could have been an epic series, if only the Astros had stuck around.The NLCS will be decided within the next 40 hours or so, and then we pause for the World Series. It will be all lined up when you and I next meet on MondayMeanwhile, purge your Friday blues with these Suffering-The-Pink-Hat-Brigade-HaloLinks:A Little Bit Of Angels NewsOmar Vizquel, no longer in the running for LAA Manager, was gracious and professional in reviewing his interview experiences and not making it to the next round. He revealed that, yes, what we all suspect to be true is, in fact, true. The Angels Front Office decision team is looking for somebody who can align with their goal of driving statistical analysis hard into their game strategy. I find this fascinating, though. A couple of Vizquel’s comments imply that Billy Eppler is looking for a person who is already well-connected to sabremetric principals. “I was surprised by a lot of the questions they asked me. There were a lot of sabermetrics involved in all of their questions. They’re apparently going far beyond what it means to be responsible and wise about the moves that you can make. They want someone who is very interested in the numbers and can weigh the percentages.”.....”some of [the questions] surprise you...It’s good to go through that experience so that you’re not caught off guard the next time that you have an interview and they talk about some of the terms that are used....I’m going to keep preparing, especially with the percentages and those things that they might ask in the future.”......Now, Vizquel is not an idiot. He has been in the game for quite a while, with a lifetime of in-game experience. And he is not ignorant of the infusion of data-driven information into the dugout. But that is clearly not enough. So here is the part that fascinates me: are the Angels now looking for somebody who is one of their kind to install into their manager spot? Or are they willing to accept somebody into their manager spot who is open to becoming one of their kind? Vizquel’s comments give me the impression that Eppler & Co. are seeking a frat bro who knows the secret Python handshake............Whatever the reality of the LAA interview process, the MSM is still shooting in the dark.....They are only capable of picking up scraps of evidence from which they can give us any guidance towards status......The Halos better pick it up, though, as the community of candidates is being harvested by other teams as well. The Reds are very active, moving Brad Asmus into a 2nd round. And that 2nd round has already started, with Joe Girardi already having completed his 2nd tour..........Jahmai Jones in the AFL. 3 for 5 is better than the 1-4 on Wednesday. But that’s j - a - h - m - a - EYE there, Bernie Pleskoff famous scout..........If you just woke up after sleeping through the 2018 season, let me save you 7 months of time. Just go read this recap. It’s pretty much all there.........Everywhere In BaseballHuh?? MLB’s Astro-gate cover-up is a complete sham that has pissed off even all the other MLB teams? Who could have seen that coming?...........But what would be more disingenuous would be if MLB did their Houston hand-slapping after the post-season, when the cameras were turned off and any repercussions would have little impact on Roberto Osuna’s chances to be a World Series hero............But there appears to be a lot more going on here than many of us probably want to know or worry about. Paranoia seems to be as strong of a theme for 2018 as bullpenning was in 2017..........Still lots of reverberations over that fan interference calls on Wednesday. Pretty much everywhere. That play will probably live in the minds of Astros fans forever. It’s the price they pay for having a dipshit home run wall that is literally in the laps of front row fans. Maybe Jose Altuve can scream at Houston Astros owner Jim Crane. It’s also the price they pay for not being Yankee fans. Yankee fans have years and years of experience with that, and MLB knows how to reward them.........John Smoltz is supposed to be a smart guy. He’s paid to be Smart Guy Who Played The Game Broadcast Analyst just for that reason. And broadcasters are supposed to prep for games, talking to players and managers before hand. So why was Smoltz flummoxed by Crag Counsell’s Wade Miley gambit http://www.yankeesfanproshop.com/authentic-giancarlo-stanton-jersey , when Dodgers manager Dave Roberts joked with the media before game time that this was precisely what Counsell was going to pull off?..........The Counsell Gambit might end up being pretty common, unless MLB decides to intervene with some new rule. Because nothing makes old-timers more happy than when they can create some rule to impose discipline on the game so that it looks just the way that it has looked for them all along. Even though this was not unusual in MLB long before our old geezers even came along in the first place. So, no, this was most certainly NOT one of the more unconventional things baseball has ever seen. Just something we living today have ever seen........ With all the other things to be said about Wednesday, I didn’t have room to go into Clayton Kershaw’s performance, which was stellar. That was 9 K’s against only 3 hits across 7 innings. Ace stuff at a much-needed ace moment. And when you chart out the totality of Kershaw’s post-season career, and then plug that into what Kershaw does during the regular season, and understand that he is still only 30 years old and still is good for 25 starts a year, Kershaw would be my guy to battle Bryce Harper for biggest contract this winter should he opt out..........Oh, and about Harper...the Nats might want to keep Bryce Harper, after all............Not a good look, Machado: “He’s A-Rod without the steroids.”..........Free burger deal got paid up in Milwaukee. But, to be clear, this ain’t an In’N’Out or Five Guys thing. “...the burgers are not the world’s greatest.”..........Dayton Moore of the Royals is probably going to sing Luke Heimlich, eventually. And then what?..............Mookie Betts, and not Mike Trout, is The Sporting News MLB Player of the Year..........Because TSN has yet to catch up on modern stats..........Kim Ng is getting a serious shot at Baltimore GM. Baltimore was a total mess this year, but there might be some things there with which to work..........Pivot to Video always was a stupid idea. But then nobody asked my opinion early enough, so it’s all their fault..........The Duffle BagYasiel being Puig. It’s the playoffs. He can have all the joy he can grab as far as I’m concerned..........Happy 80th birthday, Bobby Knoop..........The Marlins are looking to rebrand. Their franchise still smells fishy to me.........Hey, Chris Russo, you inconvenienced by these MLB playoff start times? Just move your ass to California and get over yourself...........Now we know. This was a $1000 pay day and not a moment of embarrassment..........Welcome to Big League Chew, ladies!...........LA Metro trolling the Brewers, Machado-style............