The slow Orange and Black pen

Henry Schulman of the SF Chronicle discusses how the Giants don't have a flamethrower in the bullpen and delivers a stat that shows the pen's average speed on their throws is among the slowest in MLB.

Team speed

League rankings for average fastball velocity for playoff teams in 2012:

Rk	Team	MPH
1	Nationals	93.6
2	Tigers	93.2
4	Cardinals	93.0
5	Reds	92.8
7	Rangers	92.5
14	Yankees	91.8
19	Orioles	91.5
25	A's	91.1
26	Braves	90.8
29	Giants	90.3

Note: Mets were last at 90.1.