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For the second straight year Robbie Ross provided a quality year out of the bullpen. And for the second straight year he was lights out in the first half and scuffled a bit as the year wore on.
On a neat note, he struck out way more than he did last year and far more than anyone projected, while also lowering his walks. That's always a good thing.
While Ross was very good in 2013, he was eventually passed on the depth chart by Neal Cotts as the primary left handed reliever. Cotts ended up with a minuscule 1.11 ERA in 57.0 IP despite not appearing in a game for the Rangers until May 21st. So good job Robbie Ross and holy crap, amazing job Neal Cotts.
Congratulations to AceJC for having the lowest score* with his projection. Here is a spreadsheet with how everyone did.
*Score is the average number of standard deviations away from the actual 2013 value
| Results | IP | ERA | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | SCORE |
| 2013 Season | 62.3 | 3.03 | 8.37 | 2.74 | 0.58 | |
| LSB Average | 79.0 | 3.35 | 6.64 | 2.83 | 0.82 | 1.33 |
| ZiPS | 65.3 | 3.72 | 6.34 | 3.45 | 0.69 | 1.58 |
| Steamer | 71.0 | 3.57 | 6.94 | 3.08 | 0.77 | 1.25 |
| 2012 Season | 65.0 | 2.22 | 6.51 | 3.18 | 0.42 | 1.47 |
| Top Five Projections | ||||||
| 1. AceJC | 61.0 | 2.88 | 7.10 | 2.90 | 0.60 | 0.69 |
| 2. zeke4au | 71.0 | 3.10 | 7.20 | 2.90 | 0.50 | 0.78 |
| 3. casew | 71.0 | 3.11 | 6.95 | 2.85 | 0.51 | 0.85 |
| 4. Doc Mabee | 72.0 | 3.02 | 7.10 | 2.80 | 0.83 | 0.91 |
| 5. Longhorn | 69.0 | 3.13 | 7.17 | 3.26 | 0.52 | 0.93 |
| Bottom Five Projections | ||||||
| 72. Gay For Feliz | 99.0 | 4.05 | 6.00 | 3.10 | 1.10 | 2.54 |
| 73. sprite | 62.0 | 4.43 | 6.20 | 3.80 | 1.30 | 2.59 |
| 74. Dirk Diggler | 80.0 | 4.00 | 5.80 | 3.50 | 1.20 | 2.60 |
| 75. LiamP | 98.0 | 4.50 | 6.20 | 2.90 | 1.30 | 2.69 |
| 76. ok.fester | 38.0 | 5.02 | 6.60 | 3.60 | 1.10 | 2.74 |