Bill James Influence Evident in Joel Piniero Signing

I don't know how accurate this article is, but it presents reasoning I hadn't heard yet as to why the Red Sox acquired Joel Piniero to act as the team's closer. Stats guru and Red Sox senior advisor for baseball operations Bill James has very various theories on what it takes be a major league closer. As you'll read, Joel Piniero exhibits those qualities. Then again, Bill James also "put forward a theory that the team could get by with a four-headed closer by committee -- with disasterous results." Only time will tell. He'll deserve a lot of the credit or the blame.