BDD: Someone Could Use Nelson Figueroa

by Bill Baer on March 23rd, 2010
Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB | Print | 1 Comment »

At Baseball Daily Digest, I wonder why Nelson Figueroa hasn’t been picked up on more Major League radars.

[...] somehow, Nelson Figueroa — who, granted, is not Cy Young — is having trouble staying in the big leagues. Figueroa has a career 4.54 ERA, including a 4.09 ERA last year with the New York Mets.

He’s an average pitcher, and average pitchers have value. A study by Jeff Sackmann at The Hardball Times over three years ago found that the average #3 starter has a 4.58 ERA. Nelson’s career ERA, again, is 4.54. The average #4’s and 5’s have ERA’s of 5.10 and 6.24 respectively.

  1. One Response to “BDD: Someone Could Use Nelson Figueroa”

  2. By David on Mar 25, 2010

    Correct me if I’m wrong, but Nelson was rated as the “4th best” prospect to come out of the Schilling deal, right? His staying power has been pretty remarkable.

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