Miami adds key bullpen piece with Richmond transfer RHP Ryan Bilka

You guys asked for a closer. This is probably him.

I am trying to find some extended film to dive deep into his pitches and approach, because those stats are some of the best across mid-majors.

*And his ERA is massively inflated from one outing, besides that this is an under 1 ERA pitcher

Sebastian Font said:

I am trying to find some extended film to dive deep into his pitches and approach, because those stats are some of the best across mid-majors.

*And his ERA is massively inflated from one outing, besides that this is an under 1 ERA pitcher

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He seems like a stud, still could use a couple lefties though

This roster has really came a long way .

Glad we aren’t settling on making a super regional being enough for this program and assuming this same roster can get there again

Great additions if we can just hold onto Ogden and get lucky with one more quality arm I’ll be super pumped up on the kool aid for next season with JD (something I would have never believed 25 games into this past season)

Good pitcher, no doubt. The A-10 is pretty horrendous in baseball (probably low major rather than mid-major), but you don't put up results like that without some legit talent.

This is his second transfer, as he was at Wagner prior to Richmond.

His numbers aren't supporting an ERA like that if we are honest, as he doesn't miss a ton of bats and had a highly suppressed Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP). Additionally, his Left on Base % was over 75% (very high number). Finally, his K% - BB% was 18.2%. A nice number, but nothing that supports results like he had.

A ground ball pitcher, he had a run of great batted ball luck and suppressed home runs far more than is sustainable (4.1% of his fly balls went for HR's and you'd expect closer to 10%).

There is something that he does is either unique or deceptive for hitters because his SIERA (Situation Independent ERA) is actually HIGHER than his real ERA every year of his career and I've never seen that before from a pitcher with three years of data. Typically, a players SIERA tends to be around 1.50 below their ERA unless they get into these outlier results.

All of this to say, good player. My expectations are more of a 4-ERA type rather than an All-Conference player.

He’s been pretty stout in the Cape this summer albeit only 10 innings/13ks pitched so far

Still looking for a long video. But touches 95, he pitched 5 inning long relief against Boston college and had zero issues. 5ip 2h 5k 0bb 0er

Sebastian Font said:

The Miami Hurricanes have landed their second transfer of the day and addressed their bullpen needs in a big way, landing Richmond right hander Ryan Bilka this afternoon.

He was flat out dominant for the Richmond Spiders last year, being named a first team A-10 reliever. Bilka pitched to a 2.18 ERA alongside a .90 WHIP as he held opponents to a .193 AVG in 62 innings.



It's a quick move down the mound for Bilka, who consistently did his job out of the pen --- one of the best mid-major pitchers in the country.



Bilka becomes the ninth transfer addition for the Hurricanes, joining fellow arms Easton Marks, Danny Macchiarola, and Michael Taylor for the upcoming season.

Expect a couple more arms to be added throughout the summer as the Hurricanes currently boast a top ten transfer portal class.

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They finally have taken the baseball program seriously and recruiting nationally and not just in South Florida they will see and instant change now.

For the author of the headline/subject line, I would simply say “i before e, except after c”, which holds true here.

However, in your defense, there are apparently 44 words that follow that rule and 923 that break the rule.

CANESCANES said:

He’s been pretty stout in the Cape this summer albeit only 10 innings/13ks pitched so far

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He continues to dominate in the Cape with 5 appearances and a 2.19 era

15ks to only 3 BBs

CANESCANES said:

He continues to dominate in the Cape with 5 appearances and a 2.19 era

15ks to only 3 BBs

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Seems like a nice addition w potential, no matter his role. You can never have enough arms IMO.

Did Ryan Bilka shut things down or is he still pitching in the cape ?

Cribby said:

This roster has really came a long way .

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Agree, but we've got to get Ogden back. Team leader, leads-off, SS, baseball IQ, etc. His WAR would have been ridiculous in '25.

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