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After last visiting with the guys at the hot corner, the B/R MLB 500 now continues with a look at the guys coming in from the bullpen.

Relief pitchers will be scored like so: 25 points for Control, 30 points for Whiffability and 25 points for Hittability for a total of 80 points. Where most other players are scored out of 100, 80 points is as high as we want to go for players who generally only handle an inning at a time.

The Control category mainly concerns how good guys are at finding the strike zone and limiting walks. But it also considers command within the zone and if pitchers are good at toying with the zone.

The Whiffability category considers how good guys are at missing bats. The focus will be on what kind of stuff they're working with and how good they are at using it to get hitters to swing and miss.

The Hittability category is a little different. Missing bats is great, but pitchers can also help themselves by manipulating contact. Guys who can get ground balls are ideal, but we'll also be looking at proneness to home runs and line drives and for guys who just seem to have a knack for not getting hit hard.

One thing we're not doing this year is a reliability category, as talent and reliability are essentially one in the same. Nor is there a separate category for health this year. Any injury concerns we have will be applied to the category (or categories) that stand to be impacted.

Also note that a score in the middle (i.e. 15/30 or 12/25) denotes average, not failing. And while the discussion will be centered on 2014, we also have one eye on 2015.

Lastly, any ties will be resolved with the following question: "If we could pick only one, who would it be?"

When you're ready, you can read on.