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Wood could be a bargain in Cleveland
Eric Karabell...Rays have in Dan Wheeler; if Wood were to need a disabled list stint, Lewis could find his way to replacement saves. If not, Lewis will work eighth innings with Rafael Betancourt and Rafael...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2008Relief Efforts: Offseason bullpen roundup
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell takes stock of each team's closer situation heading into the 2009 season, which will be updated constantly through the winter.
Story | Conversation | November 19, 2008Relief Efforts: Under-the-radar saves guys for 2009
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell looks at 10 guys who are not closing now but could be in line for saves come 2009.
Story | Conversation | August 27, 2008Relief Efforts: Sherrill disabled, Wagner still ailing
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell discusses the injury issues of two more closers, George Sherrill and Billy Wagner, as well as those to buy low and sell high on down the stretch.
Story | Conversation | August 20, 2008Relief Efforts: Forecasting second-half save leaders
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell takes a stab at predicting the second-half save leaders and provides the latest news from bullpens around baseball.
Story | Conversation | July 09, 2008Relief Efforts: American League bullpen breakdowns
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell looks at each American League bullpen situation to forecast which team will get the most saves and how many it'll rack up.
Story | Conversation | July 02, 2008Relief Efforts: Does the Player Rater work for closers?
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell looks at the top closers on the Player Rater, but wonders if it's the perfect tool to analyze relievers' values.
Story | Conversation | June 11, 2008Relief Efforts: Where do Braves go with Smoltz gone?
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell looks at the Braves' bullpen situation now that John Smoltz is out for the year, as well as the Yankees' pen now that Joba Chamberlain is a starter.
Story | Conversation | June 04, 2008Relief Efforts: Don't look for patterns in save chances
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell says it's fruitless to predict exactly how many saves any closer will get over the course of a season.
Story | Conversation | May 28, 2008Relief Efforts: Good relief pitching can be contagious
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell says you can find some relief gems from the back-end guys on the best bullpens.
Story | Conversation | May 14, 2008Relief Efforts: Chamberlain remains valuable in current role
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell gives his assessment of Joba Chamberlain in his current role, ranks the top 20 middle relievers, and provides news, notes and updated rankings for closers around the league.
Story | Conversation | April 23, 2008Relief Efforts: Rating the closers
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell rates the bullpens 1-30, naming closers, next-in-lines and stealth candidates for saves.
Story | Conversation | March 26, 2008Drafting Joba is quite a relief
Eric KarabellTwo springs ago, fantasy owners everywhere were tantalized by a potential front-line starting pitcher in a major market, a strikeout right-hander who ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 13, 2008
Enjoying one-game eligibility perks
Eric KarabellKirby Puckett played second base four times in his career, and three other times he appeared at shortstop. Roger Cedeno, when he was stealing bases an...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 05, 2008
L.A. fantasy baseball stories
Eric KarabellThe Los Angeles baseball teams are two of the most interesting ones for fantasy, because there are more unanswered questions there than in most places...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 29, 2008
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