It’s hard to overstate how important Nick Wittgren has been to the Cleveland Indians this year. In a season that looked to face so much indecision and worry beyond Brad Hand, Wittgren emerging along with Nick Goody into something like a lockdown setup man has resulted in a top five relief corps. He doesn’t do anything super amazing in terms of velocity or movement with his repertoire, but the results — whether the 2.73 season ERA, the 1.86 post-break ERA, above average (for relievers) strikeout rate at 25.1% also a four-point spike from last year — are there to speak for themselves.
Nick Wittgren is on a precipice
