Back in June, I wrote about how Matt Albers was enjoying a bounceback season after a rough 2018. Flash forward to today, Albers is still chugging along and has emerged as one of Craig Counsell’s more trusted relievers behind Josh Hader. Albers has made 51 appearances, third most among Milwaukee’s relief corps, and is sitting on a strong 88 ERA-. ERA estimators back that performance up, and they even believe that Albers has been a touch better than his results indicate. He has a 83 FIP-, and his 77.8 DRA- is a career-best. His hard contact rate has decreased even further since his our last check-in, now sitting at 31.
In an age where sinkers have lost effectiveness, Matt Albers is thriving
