The Pro Yakyu Report Vol. 1.22 - Starters vs. Relievers Part I

John E. Gibson claims that the BayStars need to start looking for a new foreign pitcher to get to the closer. I content that relief really isn't the issue. This week I compare the BayStars starters and relievers this far into the season.



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May 28, 29: Central League plays hosts in Inter-league competition.
May 31-: Venue switches to Pacific League homes.



May 27: Japan Baseball Weekly Podcast featuring Hanshin's Matt Murton. Also scheduled to be covered are the Tigers, Nippon Ham's Shohei Ohtani's debut as a starting pitcher, and Hector Luna's 17 and 23 game hitting streaks.


Questions and comments on this Report will be fielding by me on either JapaneseBaseball.com or Google+. Feel free to share to other platforms and communities you think may be interested in Pro Yakyu, but these are the forums where I'll definitely see your feedback.

I am wondering, with Yokohama's pitcher's ERAs, how much do you think it has to do with the fact that Yokohama Stadium is a batter's park and as opposed to Hiroshima pitchers doing well and they play mainly in pitchers parks.

That sounds like a very good further follow up.

My gut tells me that they aren't any worse on the road than at home. But I'll run the numbers later this week to see.