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BP Daily: Sandman losing steam

By Marc Normandin and Steven Goldman
Baseball Prospectus

Friday, June 12, 2009

Performance Analysis: It just goes to show how amazing Mariano Rivera's career has been when he can post an ERA of 3.20 and those of us in the analysis community all can think something must be wrong. That is the scenario we are presented with, though. Despite striking out batters at his highest rate since 1996 (his first season as a full-time reliever) and handing out free passes less often than ever, Rivera is struggling, relative to expectations. The number that immediately jumps out this s ...

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