Rivera, Nathan lead '10 relief rankings
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell reviews each team's bullpen situation this year and previews the closer situations for 2010.
Story | Conversation | September 30, 2009Closer Chart
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell's updated closer depth chart displays the four top closing options for each team.
Story | Conversation | April 08, 2009Reviewing All-Star relievers
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell reviews the relief pitchers selected to the All-Star Game and wonders why there aren't more effective set-up men taken.
Story | Conversation | July 08, 2009Are southpaws left behind as closers?
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell looks at why so few lefties occupy closer roles and speculates what other southpaws might be in contention for saves.
Story | Conversation | June 03, 2009Relief Efforts: Bell's quick start no fluke
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell discusses Heath Bell's hot start in San Diego, as well as the latest on the closer situation in Colorado.
Story | Conversation | April 15, 2009Relief Efforts: Injury landed Trevor Hoffman in bargain bin
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell says that, when potential saves are on the line, it's important to look everywhere, including the disabled list.
Story | Conversation | April 08, 2009Relief Efforts: Spring bullpen rankings
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell does a quick rundown of each team's bullpen situation as spring training starts.
Story | Conversation | February 17, 20092009 Positional Previews: Relief Pitchers
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell profiles relief pitchers for the 2009 Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit.
Story | Conversation | February 02, 2009Relief 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: Five questions heading into 2009
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell looks ahead to the 2009 season with five questions about the always volatile closer position.
Story | Conversation | September 17, 2008Relief Efforts: Know the situation, not the stats
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell analyzes the latest closer news, including the activations of Kevin Gregg and Takashi Saito from the DL, and ranks the top firemen.
Story | Conversation | September 10, 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: How many closers are truly safe?
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell places labels on the closers of all 30 teams, and states that only a small percentage are truly safe.
Story | Conversation | July 30, 2008Relief Efforts: Who could be closing next?
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell highlights which current closers could be dealt, and discusses the pitchers next in line to assume those duties.
Story | Conversation | July 23, 2008Relief Efforts: National League bullpen breakdowns
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell looks at each National League bullpen situation and forecasts who will get the most saves and how many they'll rack up.
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