Strat-O-Matic Baseball 365

So, in a league that just finished today, and that I won the championship in, Mike Trujillo lead the league in wins with 22! He was 22-13 in relief and never started a game. He also lead the league in Blown Saves! I wouldn't say he pitched particularly great either, with an ERA of 3.61 and he gave up an astounding 36 HRs. Luckily I had a really good offense and came back an won despite a lot of his blown saves.

http://onlinegames.strat-o-matic.com/team/sim/1383050

The last time I tried this identical strategy of using a marginal R4 reliever as a "super reliever", Trujillo actually LOST 20 games, going 10-20 for the season. Here he is in a very different type of team, but he actually pitched better (3.45 ERA), and at a tougher park! In this league, he only gave up 26 HRs, had 4 more saves and 3 fewer blow saves. In both leagues he had a very similar number of innings pitched.

http://onlinegames.strat-o-matic.com/team/sim/336160

I wonder how many games he would have won for the top team had he pitched as well as in the bottom team?

Also interesting, check out the HR/Runs disparity between the two teams.

team 1: 115 HRs 827 runs 2nd last in the league in HRs, yet lead the league in runs scored
team 2: 282 HRs 769 runs Easily lead the league in HRs, but 4th in runs scored

I guess the 458 stolen bases for team 1 did help some. Things sure were different in 1986.