Hanrahan, Joel

- Relief Pitcher, Pittsburgh Pirates

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Baseball Player Info

NL
Age	28
Bats or Throws	Right

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Reviewed by SteveP
March 09, 2010
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Last updated: March 09, 2010

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Hanrahan avoided the knife, but will miss the beginning of the season with, again, elbow problems. Since the signing of Octavio Dotel, Hanrahan had only a modest chance of contributing anyway. His peripheral numbers are so bad that he wouldn't be usable as a set-up man even with his excellent strikeout rates.

He was a terrible closer for the Nats (14 saves, 9 blown saves), so this most recent prospective trip to the DL is just an extra added incentive for you to avoid him. Hard thrower and if he found control he might have a useful year or two, but there's no evidence that this will happen. 1-1-4.75-1.50-35. 30IP

Positives / Upside	Hnarahan is a hard thrower who is always mentioned for ninth inning duties. Octavio Dotel, the current presumptive closer has given away several closer chances and in any case is not a great candidate to succeed in the role. So an opportunity is like to arise. 5-5-4.00-1.35-65. 55IP
Negatives / Downside	No job, Career 1.60 WHIP, Elbow injury. The best use for him is to get your league mates to pick him up.
Recommendation	Avoid
Draft Position	404