Clearing The Bases

April 10, 2012 by George Kurtz · Leave a Comment

We always say at draft time don’t overpay for saves, and that piece of advice seems to be especially important this season. Closers normally take a beating as it is the one spot on a baseball team that is sure to have the biggest turnover year after year. Not every relief pitcher is capable of […]

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BBA Selects Kimbrel, Valverde For Goose Gossage Award‏

October 19, 2011 by Seamheads · 1 Comment

In earlier voting this postseason by the Baseball Bloggers Alliance, Atlanta Braves closer Craig Kimbrel won the Willie Mays Award for top rookie handily while the American League race for that award was much tighter. With the Goose Gossage Award, handed out to the best reliever, Kimbrel got to see how the other half lives, […]

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