Clearing The Bases: Closers

March 31, 2011 by George Kurtz · Leave a Comment

The old axiom when it comes to relief pitchers, is never pay for saves.Â I follow this mantra somewhat, especially in mixed leagues, but in NL or AL only leagues I want to have one solid closer.Â I don’t like to spend a big part of my budget on more than one, but I want […]

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Talk and Action

February 18, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment

As everyone knows by now, the pitchers, the catchers and other assorted players and Cardinal brass showed up in Jupiter yesterday. The hitting coach dwarfed them all. Mark McGwire came to camp yesterday and, as he often does, stole the spotlight.Â This time, in my mind, it was in a positive way, as he talked […]

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