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Day 1: Catchers Day 2: Starting Pitchers Day 3: Relief Pitchers Day 4: Outfielders Day 5: Infielders Day 6: Management In the third installment of our six-part recap series, we take a closer look at how the Reds' bullpen performed this season. "I was brought into situations God couldn't get out of, and I got out of them." -Hall of Fame Reliever Goose Gossage Francisco Cordero - Cordero nailed down 37 saves in 43 chances, which was good for seventh in the National League. Overall, he was 5-3, with a 2.45 ERA and 1.02 WHIP. Coco was solid all year, especially when you consider that from July 6th - July 10th, he blew three saves and his ERA went from 1.49 to 2.95 in less than a week. That period of time earned him an unfair rap for most of the season, but if you look at the big picture, Francisco was pretty good at his closer job this year, even if he made it a little dramatic sometimes. During the 2011 season, Cordero recorded his 300th career save, bec...
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