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Carlos Estévez has been about as long of a long-term project as possible in major league baseball. Since debuting in 2016, Estévez has appeared in 207 games as a Rockies reliever and thrown nearly 200 innings for the club. True to the heart of any reliever, he has been known for his big arm and bouts with volatility. But after a rough 24 innings in 2020 and a three week delay in the beginning of 2021 due to injury, Estévez is back in the bullpen and pitching superbly.
So far this season, Estévez has thrown 12.1 innings to the tune of a 2.92 ERA. He has struck out 13 hitters while surrendering ten hits and only walking four. Before hitting the injured list at the beginning of May, Estévez was riding a five game streak without allowing an earned run. Since returning from the IL, he’s picked up from where he left off, adding two more games to that tally. He has now allowed an earned run in only three of his 12 appearances and is pitching to the analytical tune of a 160 ERA+.
The question is what to do about it. The answer use or lose Jhoulys Chacin.
Just to provided updated stats on the relief corps, the Rockies have the worst ERA in the NL and second-worst in baseball at 5.46. They are tied for second-worst WAR at -0.7 and tied for third in the majors for most losses with 12. They rank No. 25 in strikeouts per nine innings at 8.71 and are No. 26 in walks per nine innings at 4.57.
They are also the only bullpen in the majors not to currently have at least one left-handed pitcher on the active roster since Ben Bowden is on the 10-day IL, where he was placed after straining his shoulder on May 16.