Today, I was wondering “In terms of Torre Era relievers, just how brutal has Luis Vizcaino been (so far) this season?”

To the Complete Baseball Encyclopedia for some data:

Jeff Nelson allowed a lot of baserunners – but he got out of jams by whiffing people…and that saved his bacon, many times.

But, back to Vizcaino…he’s right up there with the fabled bad boys: Paul Quantrill (after Torre baked him), Felix Rodriguez, Felix Heredia, and Jay Witasick.

The way Vizcaino is pitching for New York this season, and given the like-compares to Felix Rodriguez and Felix Heredia, it almost seems like his first name should be “Felix” and not “Luis.”