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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...
Original Story: http://www.southsidesox.com/2009/8/21...

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