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Washington National's closer Chad Cordero missed his first potential save opportunity for the 2008 season because he was sore warming up. We explain why and what this means for his fantasy value and what to do in the meantime.
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Rauch maybe shakey, but he is consistently one of the highest ranked Holds guys in the league and for any team. those are generally the guys who get first crack at closing.
p.s. Just picked up KC closer Joakim Soria on waivers. Safer than Rauch! (wink)