Opponents aren’t used to much success against him, with a .192 batting average against coming into this season. Now it’s dropped to .084. It doesn’t even really seem to matter if he’s facing right-handers or left-handers. He’s held rightys to a .075 and leftys to a .098. – Me, in late-June
Barraclough’s performance over those two months had Miami Marlins fans falling over themselves to get him into the closers role. Brad Ziegler had pitched to a 7.88 ERA at the time, and Marlins fans got their wish.
Since then, the outlook surrounding Barraclough has changed.