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The strange numbers of fangraphs WAR

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Just looking at the Fangraphs WAR and noticed that it ranks the Rockies bullpen as #1 in terms of WAR, but there are some odd disparities in some of the WARs among individual pitchers:

Rex Brothers according to fangraphs WAR has a 0.4 WAR compared to ESPN's 1.1 WAR.
They give Wilton Lopez a 0.5 WAR ranking him higher than Rex Brothers in terms of wins above replacement.
Matt Belisle and Rafael Betancourt are both given the highest rating in the bullpen of a 0.9 WAR.
The entire bullpen totals 2.8 WAR

Other teams in our division:
Diamondbacks they give a 2.5 WAR for the bullpen.
Giants they give a 1.3 WAR to the bullpen.
Dodgers they give a 1.2 WAR to the bullpen.
and the Padres get a great big 0.2 WAR for their bullpen.
 

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Oh and on a quick side note they also rank the Rockies starting rotation as #10 in baseball 5th in the NL and 3rd in our division.
 

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Interesting, but I wouldn't put my trust in any stat that ranks Wilton Lopez ahead of Rex Brothers.
 
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