Red Sox relief pitchers 7th and 8th inning splits through August 24th

Much has been made of the Red Sox bullpen woes in the 7th and 8th inning.

Does John Farrell mishandled the relief pitchers or are the players under performing?

I would argue that it is both.

Farrell has made some statistically curious in game moves. Are these moves made because Farrell is flawed or because he has no faith in anybody he has put out there?

We will never know.

Here are the numbers for the Red Sox relief pitching in the 8th inning. 4.47 ERA, 1.48 WHIP aren't exactly shut down numbers.

Sorted by highest ERA.

PLAYER	SPLIT	G	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
Roenis Elias	8th inning	2	2	7	4	0	1	0	18.00	4.00
Noe Ramirez	8th inning	3	1.2	3	3	3	1	0	16.20	2.40
Sean O'Sullivan	8th inning	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	9.00	2.00
Junichi Tazawa	8th inning	20	15	19	11	2	8	17	6.60	1.80
Brad Ziegler	8th inning	7	6	9	4	0	3	8	6.00	2.00
Koji Uehara	8th inning	29	26.2	24	15	6	7	35	5.06	1.16
Tommy Layne	8th inning	12	7.2	6	4	1	5	3	4.70	1.44
Fernando Abad	8th inning	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	4.50	1.50
Craig Kimbrel	8th inning	4	2.2	5	1	0	1	6	3.38	2.25
William Cuevas	8th inning	3	3	3	1	0	4	2	3.00	2.33
Matt Barnes	8th inning	15	10.1	5	3	1	10	12	2.61	1.45
Heath Hembree	8th inning	13	9.2	10	2	2	2	8	1.86	1.24
Clay Buchholz	8th inning	6	5.2	4	1	0	0	2	1.59	0.71
Robbie Ross	8th inning	13	9.2	7	1	0	4	6	0.93	1.14
Pat Light	8th inning	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0.00	1.00
Joe Kelly	8th inning	1	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0.00	1.50
TOTALS			104.2	108	52	16	47	103	4.47	1.48

Here are the numbers for the Red Sox relief pitching in the 7th inning. 6.19 ERA, 1.44 WHIP aren't awe inspiring to say the least.

Sorted by highest ERA

PLAYER	SPLIT	G	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
Fernando Abad	7th inning	2	0.1	3	3	0	1	1	81.00	12.00
Pat Light	7th inning	1	0.2	4	5	2	0	1	67.50	6.00
Noe Ramirez	7th inning	4	1.1	5	2	0	1	2	13.50	4.50
Koji Uehara	7th inning	2	2	1	2	1	1	3	9.00	1.00
Robbie Ross	7th inning	20	15.2	15	15	1	7	19	8.62	1.40
Clay Buchholz	7th inning	8	5.1	6	5	0	2	8	8.44	1.50
Tommy Layne	7th inning	13	7.1	8	5	0	2	11	6.14	1.36
Matt Barnes	7th inning	14	10.1	12	6	0	3	7	5.23	1.45
Junichi Tazawa	7th inning	23	18	16	8	6	4	20	4.00	1.11
Heath Hembree	7th inning	13	8.2	8	3	2	3	6	3.12	1.27
Joe Kelly	7th inning	4	3	3	1	0	1	0	3.00	1.33
Brad Ziegler	7th inning	3	2.1	1	0	0	1	3	0.00	0.86
Carson Smith	7th inning	3	2.2	2	0	0	1	2	0.00	1.13
Roenis Elias	7th inning	1	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0.00	1.50
William Cuevas	7th inning	2	1.2	1	0	0	2	1	0.00	1.80
TOTALS			80	85	55	12	30	85	6.19	1.44

2016 New England Sports Channel Media & Market Research survey

Here is the report that will be talked about on the airwaves for the next few days.

2016 New England Sports Channel Media & Market Research survey

AL pitching splits since the All-Star break

As the Red Sox march down the stretch of the last 25% or so of the 2016 season, let's take a look how the American League teams pitching staffs have done since the All-Star break.

You might be surprised that Tampa Bay is 1st in overall ERA, 1sr in starting pitching ERA and 3rd in bullpen ERA since the All-Star break.

Also, notice how only 7.5 games separates the team with the best record, Seattle (21-13), from the worst Chicago (14-21).

First let's look at the entire pitching staffs in the AL since the All-Star break. Red Sox are 4th in ERA, 7th in WHIP, 6th in BA against and 2nd in OPS against.

League averages for this time period are 4.06 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, .252 BA against and .731 OPS against.

TM	G	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	HR	WHIP	BA	OPS
TBR	34	18	16	0.529	3.01	302	266	101	84	292	42	1.16	0.234	0.666
DET	35	19	16	0.543	3.44	313.2	285	120	86	265	42	1.18	0.241	0.689
TOR	33	19	14	0.576	3.63	300.1	268	121	82	295	38	1.17	0.236	0.690
BOS	36	20	16	0.556	3.69	314.1	291	129	101	270	33	1.25	0.245	0.684
KCR	36	19	17	0.528	3.73	323.2	297	134	102	278	46	1.23	0.243	0.707
NYY	35	19	16	0.543	3.75	312	277	130	105	305	42	1.22	0.234	0.696
SEA	34	21	13	0.618	4.06	312.1	295	141	85	278	46	1.22	0.250	0.732
TEX	35	19	16	0.543	4.19	307	299	143	99	274	43	1.30	0.256	0.742
CHW	35	14	21	0.400	4.25	311.1	306	147	115	256	44	1.35	0.257	0.767
HOU	35	16	19	0.457	4.27	314.1	316	149	84	335	51	1.27	0.261	0.759
CLE	34	19	15	0.559	4.37	301	290	146	103	284	46	1.31	0.252	0.764
OAK	35	15	20	0.429	4.44	312	310	154	96	238	43	1.30	0.258	0.725
BAL	36	16	20	0.444	4.46	313	287	155	132	277	43	1.34	0.245	0.746
LAA	35	15	20	0.429	4.75	303	331	160	95	234	50	1.41	0.277	0.795
MIN	36	17	19	0.472	4.88	323	363	175	89	243	49	1.40	0.282	0.791

Now let's look at the starting pitching staffs in the AL since the All-Star break. Red Sox are 3rd in ERA, 3rd in WHIP, 4th in BA against and 2nd in OPS against. Looks good.

League averages for this time period are 4.27 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, .259 BA against and .751 OPS against.

TM	G	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	HR	WHIP	BA	OPS
TBR	34	17	10	0.630	3.03	204.2	174	69	55	197	27	1.12	0.228	0.648
DET	35	13	9	0.591	3.31	209.1	187	77	54	175	28	1.15	0.238	0.688
BOS	36	14	8	0.636	3.55	223	203	88	60	184	25	1.18	0.242	0.676
KCR	36	13	10	0.565	3.60	222.2	207	89	66	182	34	1.23	0.246	0.722
TOR	33	13	9	0.591	3.73	197.2	180	82	56	191	25	1.19	0.240	0.698
SEA	34	14	8	0.636	3.91	207	195	90	55	168	31	1.21	0.250	0.742
CHW	35	6	14	0.300	4.12	203.1	200	93	62	159	27	1.29	0.255	0.741
NYY	35	14	14	0.500	4.23	200	192	94	57	186	32	1.25	0.248	0.731
TEX	35	10	13	0.435	4.35	206.2	204	100	68	182	35	1.32	0.259	0.770
HOU	35	14	15	0.483	4.42	203.2	212	100	55	201	30	1.31	0.268	0.763
BAL	36	11	17	0.393	4.61	197.1	193	101	83	172	29	1.40	0.257	0.780
CLE	34	13	11	0.542	4.82	194	195	104	68	184	35	1.36	0.259	0.798
OAK	35	9	16	0.360	5.48	192	226	117	44	125	33	1.41	0.293	0.805
LAA	35	11	17	0.393	5.64	186.2	235	117	62	129	35	1.59	0.311	0.882
MIN	36	11	17	0.393	5.66	197.1	234	124	50	141	35	1.44	0.295	0.835

Lastly let's look at the relief pitching staffs in the AL since the All-Star break. Red Sox are 12th in ERA, 14th in WHIP, T12th in BA against and 10th in OPS against. Just ghastly.

League averages for this time period are 3.67 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, .237 BA against and .691 OPS against.

TM	G	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	HR	WHIP	BA	OPS
OAK	100	6	4	0.600	2.78	120	84	37	52	113	10	1.13	0.194	0.585
NYY	104	5	2	0.714	2.89	112	85	36	48	119	10	1.19	0.208	0.630
TBR	96	1	6	0.143	2.96	97.1	92	32	29	95	15	1.24	0.245	0.703
LAA	104	4	3	0.571	3.33	116.1	96	43	33	105	15	1.11	0.219	0.646
TOR	101	6	5	0.545	3.42	102.2	88	39	26	104	13	1.11	0.229	0.674
CLE	103	6	4	0.600	3.53	107	95	42	35	100	11	1.22	0.238	0.701
MIN	102	6	2	0.750	3.65	125.2	129	51	39	102	14	1.34	0.261	0.719
DET	100	6	7	0.462	3.71	104.1	98	43	32	90	14	1.25	0.246	0.692
TEX	95	9	3	0.750	3.86	100.1	95	43	31	92	8	1.26	0.251	0.684
HOU	92	2	4	0.333	3.98	110.2	104	49	29	134	21	1.20	0.246	0.751
KCR	91	6	7	0.462	4.01	101	90	45	36	96	12	1.25	0.237	0.673
BOS	95	6	8	0.429	4.04	91.1	88	41	41	86	8	1.41	0.251	0.701
BAL	93	5	3	0.625	4.20	115.2	94	54	49	105	14	1.24	0.224	0.686
SEA	101	7	5	0.583	4.36	105.1	100	51	30	110	15	1.23	0.249	0.712
CHW	107	8	7	0.533	4.50	108	106	54	53	97	17	1.47	0.262	0.815

Red Sox bullpen pitching woes since the All-Star break

What is going on with the Boston Red Sox bullpen? To be honest. Nothing. They just aren't good enough.

Let's take a look at the American League pitching numbers since the All-Star game.

First we parse out the relief pitchers in the AL.

Red Sox are 13th in team ERA and 14th in WHIP. To make matters worse, the Sox have the least worked bullpen in the AL since the All-Star game. A measly 82 1/3 innings pitched.

The Red Sox relief pitchers should be better rested than any team in the league. And they are still horrible.

Sorted by ERA.
League avg ERA (3.63), WHIP (1.24).

TEAM	APP	W	L	PCT	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
NYY	96	5	2	0.714	105 2/3	80	34	9	45	115	2.90	1.18
OAK	93	6	4	0.600	113 2/3	83	37	10	51	105	2.93	1.18
TBR	85	1	6	0.143	88 1/3	83	30	13	25	86	3.06	1.22
TOR	93	5	3	0.625	94 2/3	82	35	10	25	97	3.33	1.13
TEX	88	9	3	0.750	94 1/3	84	35	7	29	83	3.34	1.20
DET	91	6	7	0.462	94	88	35	13	29	75	3.35	1.24
BAL	83	5	2	0.714	99 1/3	72	38	8	39	92	3.44	1.12
LAA	96	4	3	0.571	106	90	41	15	29	97	3.48	1.12
MIN	94	6	1	0.857	115 1/3	116	48	14	34	96	3.75	1.30
CLE	96	4	4	0.500	99	89	42	11	32	89	3.82	1.22
SEA	91	7	4	0.636	97 1/3	89	44	13	25	98	4.07	1.17
HOU	86	1	4	0.200	101 2/3	100	46	18	27	128	4.07	1.25
BOS	87	6	8	0.429	82 1/3	82	38	7	38	76	4.15	1.46
KCR	81	5	7	0.417	91	89	45	12	32	88	4.45	1.33
CHW	100	8	7	0.533	100 2/3	98	50	16	52	89	4.47	1.49

Here are the individual numbers for the Red Sox relief pitchers since the All-Star break.

Sorted by ERA.

PLAYER	G	W	L	WPct	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
Koji Uehara	3	0	0	0.000	2 1/3	0	0	0	0	3	0.00	0.00
Craig Kimbrel	6	1	0	1.000	6	1	1	0	6	11	1.50	1.17
Robert Ross	14	1	1	0.500	15 1/3	8	3	0	6	13	1.76	0.91
Joseph Kelly	3	0	0	0.000	3 2/3	4	1	0	2	1	2.45	1.64
Brad Ziegler	14	1	3	0.250	13 2/3	14	4	1	6	15	2.63	1.46
Clay Buchholz	8	1	0	1.000	10 1/3	7	4	0	1	5	3.48	0.77
Elias Roenis	1	0	0	0.000	2	4	1	0	0	0	4.50	2.00
Tom Layne	7	0	1	0.000	3 2/3	6	2	0	2	2	4.91	2.18
Matt Barnes	11	1	0	1.000	13	12	8	1	5	15	5.54	1.31
Junichi Tazawa	9	1	1	0.500	7	12	7	3	5	7	9.00	2.43
Fernando Abad	7	0	2	0.000	4	7	5	1	3	3	11.25	2.50
Heath Hembree	4	0	0	0.000	1 1/3	7	2	1	2	1	13.50	6.75

Now the team numbers for starting pitching since the All-Star break.

Red Sox are 3rd in the AL in ERA (3.41) and 3rd in WHIP (1.17)

Sorted by ERA.
League avg ERA (4.24), WHIP (1.29).

TEAM	GS	W	L	PCT	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
TBR	31	15	9	0.625	186 2/3	156	59	22	51	182	2.84	1.11
DET	32	12	7	0.632	192 2/3	166	67	25	50	165	3.13	1.12
BOS	33	12	7	0.632	206	189	78	21	53	167	3.41	1.17
KCR	33	11	10	0.524	203 2/3	189	84	33	63	167	3.71	1.24
TOR	30	13	9	0.591	180 1/3	165	77	24	52	170	3.84	1.20
SEA	31	12	8	0.600	188	178	82	27	53	151	3.93	1.23
BAL	33	11	15	0.423	186 2/3	174	86	27	75	164	4.15	1.33
CHW	32	4	13	0.235	183 2/3	181	85	23	55	142	4.17	1.28
TEX	32	9	11	0.450	187 2/3	189	90	31	63	163	4.32	1.34
HOU	32	12	15	0.444	185 2/3	193	91	24	52	183	4.41	1.32
NYY	32	12	13	0.480	180 1/3	179	93	32	55	167	4.64	1.30
CLE	31	13	10	0.565	175	175	94	30	61	158	4.83	1.35
MIN	33	11	15	0.423	181 2/3	213	110	32	45	127	5.45	1.42
OAK	32	8	14	0.364	173 1/3	204	107	31	43	115	5.56	1.43
LAA	32	10	15	0.400	170	212	107	30	61	118	5.66	1.61

Now the team numbers for the entire pitching staff since the All-Star break.

Red Sox are 3rd in the AL in ERA (3.62) and tied for 5th in WHIP (1.26).

Sorted by ERA.
League avg ERA (4.03), WHIP (1.27).

TM	G	W	L	W-L%	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
TBR	31	16	15	0.516	275	239	89	35	76	268	2.91	1.15
DET	32	18	14	0.563	286 2/3	254	102	38	79	240	3.20	1.16
BOS	33	18	15	0.545	288 1/3	271	116	28	91	243	3.62	1.26
TOR	30	18	12	0.600	275	247	112	34	77	267	3.67	1.18
BAL	33	16	17	0.485	286	246	124	35	114	256	3.90	1.26
KCR	33	16	17	0.485	294 2/3	278	129	45	95	255	3.94	1.27
SEA	31	19	12	0.613	285 1/3	267	126	40	78	249	3.97	1.21
TEX	32	18	14	0.563	282	273	125	38	92	246	3.99	1.29
NYY	32	17	15	0.531	286	259	127	41	100	282	4.00	1.26
CHW	32	12	20	0.375	284 1/3	279	135	39	107	231	4.27	1.36
HOU	32	13	19	0.406	287 1/3	293	137	42	79	311	4.29	1.29
CLE	31	17	14	0.548	274	264	136	41	93	247	4.47	1.30
OAK	32	14	18	0.438	287	287	144	41	94	220	4.52	1.33
MIN	33	17	16	0.515	297	329	158	46	79	223	4.79	1.37
LAA	32	14	18	0.438	276	302	148	45	90	215	4.83	1.42