SCHEDULING & SELECTING RELIEF PITCHERS TO WIN ADDITIONAL GAMES SYNOPSIS:
Using a new Relief Ace Scheduling & Selection Strategy instead of a closer strategy, Major League Baseball Teams can add 1.5- to 4 wins per season Winning extra regular season games and moving deep into the playoffs can increase revenues and profitability while simultaneously capturing a championship. Currently, scheduling of relievers is based primarily on pre-assigned roles (e.g., mid relief, set up and closer) as opposed to a mathematical approach based on increasing the odds of winning each game. As Per Richard Coleman analytics, using a computer analysis of every play-by-play situation (approximately 1 million events) and won/loss outcome for five recent seasons of major league baseball, we determined the win probability upon entry of every relief appearance by “RELIEF ACES”- the primary relivers for save situations on each of the 30 major league clubs. The results of our analysis of all 9,537 appearances by Relief Aces for our 199-2002 baseline season and the 2004 season