Free Agents of ATB XII

If there is a moral to the story this year, it's we stink at picking up batters late. Looking at the 11 free agent batters taken, virtually all of them are performing poorly.

1.092 OPS, 23 PA, 2007 Chone Figgins, HH
1.000 OPS, 7 PA, 1944 Snuffy Stirnweiss, SDP
0.684 OPS, 44 PA, 1997 Todd Hundley, CS
0.583 OPS, 9 PA, 1968 Bill Freehan, WPM
0.574 OPS, 75 PA, 1975 Gene Tenace, DCC
0.535 OPS, 40 PA, 1930 Woody English, WPM
0.579 OPS, 37 PA, 1937 Dolph Camilli, DCC
0.524 OPS, 195 PA, 2007 Jimmy Rollins, EPL
0.469 OPS, 77 PA, 1995 Tim Salmon, HH
0.500 OPS, 40 PA, 1894 Wilbert Robinson, HH
0.380 OPS, 52 PA, 1973 Davey Johnson, DCC

There are definitely successful free agent pitchers though. Out of 29 taken, there are 10 with an ERA at or better than league average:

1.13 ERA, 8.00 IP, 1925 Pete Donohue, SBD
2.22 ERA, 24.1 IP, 1971 Joe Grzenda, SBD
2.73 ERA, 26.1 IP, 1930 Watty Clark, RKA
2.95 ERA, 18.1 IP, 1972 Bill Hands, DWO
3.29 ERA, 13.2 IP, 1973 Bert Blyleven, CS
3.34 ERA, 32.1 IP, 1886 Charlie Ferguson, HH
3.60 ERA, 35.0 IP, 1967 Phil Niekro, RKA
3.79 ERA, 61.2 IP, 1884 Hugh Daily, RKA
3.91 ERA, 78.1 IP, 1939 Bucky Walters, OFB
4.02 ERA, 47.0 IP, 1885 John Clarkson, RKA

Eight have been serviceable:

4.67 ERA, 27.0 IP, 1963 Dick Ellsworth, RKA
4.68 ERA, 32.2 IP, 1981 Bill Gullickson, JMF
4.85 ERA, 26.0 IP, 1988 Bob Ojeda, JMF
4.88 ERA, 24.0 IP, 1889 Jack Stivetts, DCC
4.91 ERA, 18.1 IP, 1888 Pete Conway, DCC
5.00 ERA, 9.00 IP, 1929 Firpo Marberry, RKA
5.40 ERA, 5.00 IP, 1902 Jack Taylor, DCC
5.60 ERA, 27.1 IP, 1936 Pete Appleton, RKA

11 have been disastrous:

6.41 ERA, 26.2 IP, 1921 Red Faber, RKA
6.43 ERA, 14.0 IP, 1885 Bob Caruthers, DCC
6.44 ERA, 64.1 IP, 1924 Eppa Rixey, BT
6.52 ERA, 29.0 IP, 1907 Nick Maddox, DCC
6.55 ERA, 88.0 IP, 2003 Mark Prior, PR
6.75 ERA, 16.0 IP, 1945 Al Benton, SDP
9.82 ERA, 11.0 IP, 1960 Don Drysdale, DWO
10.13 ERA, 2.2 IP, 1890 Red Ehret, SDP
10.29 ERA, 7.0 IP, 1883 Tony Mullane, DCC
18.00 ERA, 3.0 IP, 1967 Jim Merritt, DCC
27.00 ERA, 1.1 IP, 2009 Kiko Calero, SBD