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By Tim Dierkes [June 29, 2009 at 10:17am CST]
Here's another useful tool from the guys over at Daily Baseball Data. Check out their Bullpen Usage Report, a quick way to look at how a team's pen was employed over the past four days. I am not sure how to apply this data yet; let me know your thoughts. Looking at today's report, a few notes:
- Huston Street has pitched three days in a row, tossing 21 pitches yesterday. Perhaps a save chance tonight goes to Matt Daley or is decided by matchups.
- Brian Fuentes has gone two days in a row, and I don't see any streaks of three straight this year for him. Maybe Darren Oliver or Justin Speier gets a look.
- J.P. Howell has pitched three days in a row; a fourth day seems unlikely. A chance for Dan Wheeler tonight?
- Mike MacDougal has pitched back-to-back days for the Nats. Not sure if Joe Beimel could be called upon.
- Very cool way to present the data, though it would've been most useful late last night (updated through Sunday) so that I could potentially make pickups for today.