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The Latest On The Closer Carousel/Circus: 5.12.2012

The Latest On The Closer Carousel/Circus: 5.12.2012

This has been without a doubt the worse year on record for major league closers. The amount of closers lost to injury times the number of closer with terrible starts, divided by the number of closers who have just lost the job is a formula even a Sabermetrics wannabee with a degree from MIT couldn’t compute.  Since spring training has wrapped up, at least 17 closer jobs have changed hands due to any of … Read entire article »

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Huston Street On the 15-Day DL, Again!

Huston Street On the 15-Day DL, Again!

First off, it’s not like any of us didn’t expect this.  If fact, I drafted Andrew Cashner in all three leagues I drafed because I figured that Huston Street would be injured at some point this season and eventually traded. His first stint on the DL for 2012 is due to a strained latissimus dorsi muscle.  Yea, I wish I knew exactly what that muscle is.  Street will be on the DL for 3-4 weeks … Read entire article »

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Pitchers Who Could Be Closing By September. Part 2

Pitchers Who Could Be Closing By September. Part 2

Here is part 2 of my report on pitchers who could be closers by September. Every season closers come and go and it frustrates the heck out of fantasy managers.  The list I compiled below are the leading candidates that likely won’t open the season as the closer for his perspective team, but could end the season the closer.  These pitchers will get the job either from the current closer getting injured or the … Read entire article »

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