Earlier this post-season relief was usage running very high for the second year in a row. Farther into the post-season, and with Dave Roberts getting some flak for pulling his starter early in game two, relief usage is still up from last season, with bullpen innings accounting for 45.2% of total innings. There is one big difference between 2016 and 2017, however. In 2016, starting pitchers allowed 4.03 runs per nine innings, relievers 3.27 R/9 IP. So using relievers in 2016 produced great results. In 2017, starters are allowing 4.25 R/9 IP, relievers 4.24 R/9 IP. Overall, relievers this year performed the same as starters. Instead of 2016 marking a new trend, it might have been a year where the bullpens were particularly good, so going into them early was the right strategy. This season, not so much.
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