Deep breath. We remember owning Bob Wickman. We remember Shawn Chacon's ERA being over 7. And we most recently recall owning a certain Mike MacDougal. Rodney is coming off of a season in which his ERA was 4.40 and his WHIP was 1.47. His strikeout rate is below average among closers, but in the grand scheme of things he finished with 8 less strikeouts than Joakim Soria last season because he actually stayed healthy. When you consider how the Angels closers are always worked into that roll by Mike Scioscia (Francisco Rodriguez and Brian Fuentes led the league in saves the past two seasons), this could be a lot worse.This is the strategy that many owners use anyway. Waiting for Kevin Gregg to mysteriously get the gig or waiting for Mike Gonzalez to inevitably get hurt and digging for treasure inside the dumpster. The ERA and WHIP are going to haunt you, but you decided on draft day that it was the best way to make sure that the starting pitching and offense were accounted for first...
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