Neal Cotts has masqueraded as a major leaguer pitcher long enough. His 4.50 ERA isn’t a true indication of how bad he is pitching but rather a testament to the pitchers who relieve him putting out the fire he has started thus not hurting his ERA much.

His WHIP (walks, hits per innings pitched) of 3.00 ranks him 386th among 405 major league pitchers. If he pitched nine innings with the same stats he has for 4 innings he would be giving up 15.8 hits per nine innings not exactly something to call home about to say he pitched a 15 hitter. 11.3 walks per nine innings is not so hot either.

In 4 innings he has given up 7 hits, 5 walks and hit a batter for 13 baserunners in 4 innings or enough to load the bases three times.

Baseball-reference compares his stats with such luminaries as:

Yorkis Perez
Ed Vosberg
Randy Flores
Will Ohman
Larry Casian

He will have to start pitching a lot better to make it to the Hall of Fame and then he will have to decide whether to wear a Cubs cap or a White Sox cap on his plaque.

Could be worse.  Ching Ming Wang has an ERA over 35 and people are hitting something like .622 off of him.

Ed...very good point...always someone else having a worse season.

Neal Cotts fucking blows.

Maybe he’ll do something useful like bean Carlos Quintin during the interleague series. And be beaten to death afterward by Ozzie Guillen.

No. 405 in ERA and last in the majors is Radhames Liz of the Orioles with a 67.50. Cotts 4.50 ERA doesn’t look so bad compared to that. The WHIP for Liz is 7.50 which is also last in the majors.

Liz is toiling in the minors now after pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up 10 runs, 8 hits, walked 2 batters and hit 2 batters. 12 baserunners in one inning is not a good thing. He pitched in the Red Sox 12-1 win over the Orioles and also pitched in the 19-6 loss to the Rangers. Hitters hit .667 against him. His ERA against lefthanded hitters was 18.00 but 216.00 against righthanded hitters.

Worst Frauds Reliever - Wuertz vs Cotts?

TomD - 24 April 2009 03:54 PM

Niteowl049 - 24 April 2009 03:15 PM

he will have to decide whether to wear a Cubs cap or a White Sox cap on his plaque.

This is something Cotts will never, ever have to worry about.

His main concern right now is trying to keep from being sent down to the minors or being released.

TomD - 24 April 2009 04:39 PM

Niteowl049 - 24 April 2009 04:36 PM

TomD - 24 April 2009 03:54 PM

Niteowl049 - 24 April 2009 03:15 PM

he will have to decide whether to wear a Cubs cap or a White Sox cap on his plaque.

This is something Cotts will never, ever have to worry about.

His main concern right now is trying to keep from being sent down to the minors or being released.

I doubt they’ll send him down. They’d probably just release him.

That might be why Lou is trying to keep him on the roster knowing he would be released. Maybe he won’t be used tonight.