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| Tyler Stuart |
By Brian Joura
One of my beliefs is that the farm system should be able to create major league relievers from minor league starters, something which seems like it doesn’t happen enough for my tastes. But it’s one thing to have a thought on how things should be; it’s another thing for that thought to be grounded in reality. So, let’s look at MLB relievers and see how many of them were starters in the minors.
It’s tougher to examine this than it might appear at first. A bunch of pitchers make it to the majors as a reliever. But we’re not really interested in a guy who comes up and appears in a dozen or so games. Rather, we want someone who’s a multiple-year contributor. So, our sample is MLB relievers from the 2021-23 seasons, ones who amassed at least 120 IP out of the pen.
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