Yet that didn't stop Kelly from employing them if it meant having a better chance of winning. Like letting Jacque Jones rack up an incredibly putrid OPS against lefties as a corner outfielder, when most any righty with a pulse could have performed dramatically better?
Cue the sample size and smoke-n-mirrors alerts on Albers. Proclaiming him as "better" than anything that's going to be available in free agency is a massive stretch.
Context required. The average team in the AL scored 5.1 runs per game in Radke's rookie year, 91 era+. It's been roughly 4.4 runs per game during Hendriks time, 69 era+. The comparison is a pretty poor one.
Only 12 1/2 more months until next season is mercifully over! *gawd I really, really, really hope they do something with that mountain of cash this offseason