Players not yet eligible for the HOF

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by packs

Yeah I’d say they’re about even now but I get the impression Kimbrel’s days are numbered whereas Jensen seems to be steady in his production.

Kimbrel's WAR this year is higher than Jansen's. His WHIP is better.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Kimbrel's WAR this year is higher than Jansen's. His WHIP is better.

Kimbrel has been bad 3 of the last 5 years, atrocious for 2 of them. Jansen wasn't very good in 2019 either, but he's been good 4 of the last 5. Jansen has been very consistent and seems to be aging well, while Kimbrel is all over the place.

[Peter_Spaeth]

ERA can be misleading a bit for relievers, but I see that Kimbrel's career ERA is a FULL RUN lower. That's a lot.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

ERA can be misleading a bit for relievers, but I see that Kimbrel's career ERA is a FULL RUN lower. That's a lot.

It's not a full run lower.

Kimbrel is at 2.41 Source: https://www.baseball-reference.com/p...imbrcr01.shtml

Jansen is at 2.51. Source: https://www.baseball-reference.com/p...anseke01.shtml

The difference is .1, not 1.0?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by G1911

It's not a full run lower.

Kimbrel is at 2.41 Source: https://www.baseball-reference.com/p...imbrcr01.shtml

Jansen is at 2.51. Source: https://www.baseball-reference.com/p...anseke01.shtml

The difference is .1, not 1.0?

I am too old to read stats on devices. Thanks for the correction.

[packs]

Kimbrel was removed from his closer role in LA last season. He's been pretty terrible since the all star break too, even though he managed to be named as a replacement for the all star team.

[ejharrington]

Kimbrel and Jansen are close to locks.