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Found August 21, 2009 on South Side Sox:
SI ranks Thornton best set-up man in baseball
TEAMS: Chicago White Sox,  San Francisco Giants
PLAYERS: Matt Thornton,  Joe Borchard
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SI ranks Thornton best set-up man in baseball Fireballing lefty Matt Thornton is the highest ranking non-closer in Baseball Prospectus' opposition-adjusted win-expectation-based relief pitcher statistic WXRL. If that doesn't move you, his traditional stats should: 2.44 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 11.0 K/9, 4.2 K/BB. A former first-round draft pick and minor league starter, Thornton's wildness out of the Mariner pen led Seattle to trade him to the south side for Joe Borchard in March 200...
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