Relief Efforts: Offseason bullpen roundup

Eric Karabell takes stock of each team's closer situation heading into the 2009 season, which will be updated constantly through the winter.

Relief Efforts: Five questions heading into 2009

Eric Karabell looks ahead to the 2009 season with five questions about the always volatile closer position.

New York Mets' Carlos Delgado (21) watches his two-run home run off Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Eric Gagne in the eighth inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, in Milwaukee. The Mets...

Relief Efforts: Ayala proves it's just about saves

Eric Karabell says Luis Ayala's emergence as a closer is showing that the only stat that matters for fantasy relievers is saves.

Relief Efforts: Sherrill disabled, Wagner still ailing

Eric 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.

Playing with Numbers: Discussing pitchers' values

AJ Mass follows up last week's column on hitters' values by discussing the value of pitchers.

Story | Conversation | August 11, 2008

Relief Efforts: Who could be closing next?

Eric Karabell highlights which current closers could be dealt, and discusses the pitchers next in line to assume those duties.

Second-Half Ranks: Top 340

The fantasy staff ranks the top 340 players for the second half.

Second-Half Ranks: Relief pitchers

The fantasy staff ranks the relief pitchers for the second half.

Relief Efforts: Forecasting second-half save leaders

Eric Karabell takes a stab at predicting the second-half save leaders and provides the latest news from bullpens around baseball.

Playing with Numbers: The 'real' value of relief pitchers

AJ Mass looks at how reliable relief pitchers can be by analyzing how well they can keep runners from scoring.

Story | Conversation | July 08, 2008

Can K-Rod maintain historic saves pace?

Tristan Cockcroft puts Francisco Rodriguez's current saves pace in historical context and proceeds to show why the "good closers can come from bad teams" adage is not exactly true.

Relief Efforts: American League bullpen breakdowns

Eric Karabell looks at each American League bullpen situation to forecast which team will get the most saves and how many it'll rack up.

Daily Notes for Saturday: Lots of aces in interleague play

Sean Allen previews Saturday's major league action from a fantasy perspective.

Daily Notes for Friday: Yankees, Mets to play two

Tristan H. Cockcroft previews Friday's major league action from a fantasy perspective.