Bender is much better
Super elite Sweeper, but...
His sinker is garbage.
He's got a shot to be a good 7th inning guy longterm with a really good out pitch similar to Cronin's and Roddery's sliders, but he needs a 2nd better pitch. In 2022, the sinker was *much* better (and wasn't throwing the sweep so that is new), so this is an effort of maybe there was some rust here and the sinker plays up.
Bender is a viable middle reliever to me with some upside similar to Cronin and Roddery
Super elite Sweeper, but...
His sinker is garbage.
He's got a shot to be a good 7th inning guy longterm with a really good out pitch similar to Cronin's and Roddery's sliders, but he needs a 2nd better pitch. In 2022, the sinker was *much* better (and wasn't throwing the sweep so that is new), so this is an effort of maybe there was some rust here and the sinker plays up.
Bender is a viable middle reliever to me with some upside similar to Cronin and Roddery
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