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Bailey leading Phillies ‘pen; Astros, Rockies no closer to naming closer
March 24, 2016 Philadelphia Phillies – Andrew Bailey appears to be the front-runner for the closer’s job, though manager Pete Mackanin has also said that David Hernandez and Dalier Hinojosa are also in the mix. While Edward Mujica is all but a lock to make the roster, the three aforementioned arms are the only ones…
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Top Relievers for Holds in 2016
All right deep-league nerds, here are your best draft bets for holds. The list below consciously avoids including relievers in battles for the closer spot (Andrew Miller, Arodys Vizcaino, Jeremy Jeffress, etc.) to start the season, because if you are drafting a player based on his ability to give you holds, you don’t necessarily want him…
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Top 15 Middle Relievers for 2016
Below is a ranking of our top 15 middle relievers, based on their likelihood to get saves this season — not necessarily their skill level. As an example, Kelvin Herrera is a very good reliever who’s unlikely to get any save chances, because he’s stuck behind Wade Davis and Joakim Soria. So although Herrera is a much better pitcher…
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2016 Tiered Closer Rankings
March 7, 2016 We have reviewed all 30 team’s bullpens so you know who we think will be the closer to start the season and who else will be relevant at the back end of each bullpen. Now let’s rank each closer from number 30 to number 1. Tier 6 – Might not have jobs…
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Xavier Cedeno returns to struggling Tampa bullpen
September 22, 2015 Tampa Bay Rays – Xavier Cedeno returned to action on Sunday, and pitched again last night against the Red Sox. Cedeno had been nursing a strained oblique muscle since September 5, but with his bullpen brethren Alex Colome and Brandon Gomes both roughed up last night, we like Cedeno to slide right…