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Hughes, Feliz finding value in set-up

James Quintong, ESPN.com

James Quintong discusses the recent trend of contenders using highly touted starting pitching prospects in relief roles, and how Phil Hughes and Neftali Feliz are thriving.

Story | Conversation | August 12, 2009

Hellickson making strides at Triple-A

Kevin Goldstein, Baseball Prospectus

Kevin Goldstein looks at another top pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | July 31, 2009

Broxton paces baseball's best 'pen

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell looks at the best and worst in relief so far this season, and discusses the latest developments in major league bullpens.

Story | Conversation | May 06, 2009

Relief Efforts: Spring bullpen rankings

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell does a quick rundown of each team's bullpen situation as spring training starts.

Story | Conversation | February 17, 2009

Universal Pitcher Values: The full list

AJ Mass, ESPN.com

The full list of pitchers and their Universal Pitcher Values.

Story | Conversation | January 13, 2009

Relief Efforts: Middle men worth picking up

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell suggests a handful of safe middle relievers who are barely owned in ESPN standard leagues.

Story | Conversation | August 13, 2008

Playing with Numbers: Discussing pitchers' values

AJ Mass, Special to ESPN.com

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

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 11, 2008

If You're Hardcore: Back of Pirates rotation

Will Harris, Special to ESPN.com

Will Harris discusses Jeff Karstens' insertion to the Pirates' rotation and the other options for the back end of the Pittsburgh staff.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 07, 2008

Relief Efforts: Forecasting second-half save leaders

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

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

Story | Conversation | July 09, 2008

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

AJ Mass, ESPN.com

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

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | July 08, 2008

Relief Efforts: National League bullpen breakdowns

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric 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, 2008

Relief Efforts: Does the Player Rater work for closers?

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric 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, 2008

Relief Efforts: Where do Braves go with Smoltz gone?

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric 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, 2008

Relief Efforts: Good relief pitching can be contagious

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell says you can find some relief gems from the back-end guys on the best bullpens.

Story | Conversation | May 14, 2008

Grey Matter: Year-to-date pitching values

Jason Grey, ESPN.com

Jason Grey breaks down who most valuable pitchers in fantasy have been so far.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | May 10, 2008