Danny Barnes

Barnes' first full season in the big-league bullpen was solid, if rather unremarkable. Any enthusiasm over his 3.55 ERA and 1.09 WHIP should be tempered by his .222 BABIP and 81.6 percent strand rate -- the estimators point to Barnes being closer to a mid-4.00s pitcher. He posted a 23.4 strikeout percentage, which is decent but not great for a reliever, and a 9.1 walk percentage. The right-hander had issues with the long ball (1.50 HR/9) and those problems could have been worse given his heavy flyball skew (52.0 percent). On the bright side: Barnes was very good against opposite-handed hitters (.232 wOBA) and had a 3.13 ERA away from Rogers Centre. He works mostly fastball-changeup, spinning a breaking pitch only five percent of the time last season. Barnes is a viable MLB reliever but may not have the arsenal to advance much further in the bullpen hierarchy.