2009 Positional Previews: Relief Pitchers
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell profiles relief pitchers for the 2009 Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit.
Story | Conversation | February 02, 2009Hoffman's time in Milwaukee might not be pretty
Eric Karabell...bad season, and on the surface it looks better than what Milwaukee's incumbent/retiring closer Salomon Torres accomplished. Torres walked away from baseball after the season, leaving a huge void in the Milwaukee...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 08, 2009Laird lands an opportunity with Tigers
Eric KarabellThe winter meetings got off to a rousing start Monday when … Gerald Laird got traded from the Texas Rangers to the Detroit Tigers. OK, so it does...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 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: 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: Ayala proves it's just about saves
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell says Luis Ayala's emergence as a closer is showing that the only stat that matters for fantasy relievers is saves.
Story | Conversation | September 03, 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: 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: 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: 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.
Story | Conversation | June 25, 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.
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