Why You Don't Pay For Saves

Every year in every fantasy league, some guy overpays for saves, and almost always winds up losing his league over it. Fantasy analysts say it, but especially in keeper leagues, it's hard to get away from it: don't pay for saves. And yet, since you have to have them in all likelihood to win your league, you wind up, well, paying for saves.While all of the selected numbers presented below are just for the first week of course, they're still fairly educational. The following eight closers were all reasonably well regarded before the draft as owning their jobs, in decent situations, and in home parks that weren't bandboxes. You wouldn't want to Brandon Morrow -- 2 saves, 10.13 ERA, 1.88 WHIP.Brian Fuentes -- 2 saves, 12.00 ERA, 2.40 WHIP.Kevin Gregg -- 1 save, 13.50 ERA, 3.50 WHIP.B.J Ryan - 0 saves, 21.60 ERA, 4.20 WHIP.Troy Percival - 1 save, 9.00 ERA, 2.00 WHIP.Kerry Wood -- 0 saves, 9.00 ERA, 3.00 WHIP.Jason Motte - 0 saves, 15.43 WHIP, 3.00 WHIP.Oh, and I own(e...