The landscape of bullpens continues to change. St. Louis has an intriguing decision to make soon between a rookie and a playoff hero. Both Cleveland and Oakland have found new closers while Pittsburgh is on the verge of getting its own stopper back from injury.
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How amazing is it when one pitcher provides over 30 percent of a team's wins? Maybe amazing is the wrong word, as we could also use "depressing' in there as well. Becoming the first AL pitcher to reach 15 wins, Lee has won exactly 30.6 percent of the 49 games that the Tribe has managed to come   more...
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Screaming Sports' Phil Yoon runs down several baseball Bulls and several baseball Bears in the latest edition of Stock Market. Jeff Karstens? Oh yea, he's definitely a bull. Scott Kazmir? Ehhhh ... not so much.
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C.J. Wilson's mystery injury is finally revealed and he is headed to the DL. Eddie Guardado immediately becomes very valuable in fantasy, but several other relievers should be downgraded after recent performances. Adam Jones might be done for the year, and another Baltimore rookie dominated the   more...
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Bullpen issues seem to be getting even worse across baseball as players succumb to injuries and poor performance. There are some possible places to steal some saves but it will require some patience, foresight, and a lot of luck.
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Joba Chamberlain is heading to the DL, but he actually received some good news as well. Ian Kennedy will get another shot in the rotation in the meantime while a former Yankee is enjoying his short time with his new team in the NL.
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This time of year very few closers are truly safe. The situations in Pittsburgh and Cleveland are unsettled, and Detroit has thrown another surprising name into their bullpen mix. Jonathan Lee sorts it all out in this week's Closer Report.
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Rays 10, Indians 7 (box) Eric. Please. Please. Please. Just let Rafael Perez be your closer. Yes, the bullpen as a whole is God awful. Epic fail. I get that. But when you have yet another quality start by Jeremy Sowers (who was overmatched on paper against Scott Kazmir), you simply cannot   more...
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Who are the prime suitors for Cleveland Indians everything man Casey Blake? Is Jhonny Peralta available? Fausto Carmona gets cleared to start on Saturday and Paul Byrd's unusual gift to closer Masahide Kobayashi.
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Tribe GM Mark Shapiro says finding a a closer is likely to be the Tribe's top priority this winter, that the closer is most likely not currently in-house and that he hopes to sign a free agent - but not anyone at the top of the free-agent list.He also said Jhonny Peralta is not likely to be moved   more...
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Well the Tribe is giving thier fans a break today, after the twin disasters in Tampa on Tuesday and Wednesday. There's no game tonight. Thank God! Even better, there's a Browns' preseason game to view - something to take our minds further away from the Tribe. What can you say about the last two   more...
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Not that the Indians were winning the game at the time, but an eight-run eighthinning sure didn't help matters much. Not long after I have spent the majority of this month praising his work, Rafael Perez went "Masa" on us and gave up three earned runs without even recording an out. Eddie Mujica   more...
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Cleveland Indians manager Eric Wedge has a growing confidence in set-up man/closer Rafael Perez. Could he be earning more save opportunities soon? Plus the real player in the Coco Crisp/Andy Marte trade and why pitching coach Carl Willis want's everyone to be quiet about Cliff Lee's career year.
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Cleveland Indians starter Paul Byrd silences the bats of the Minnesota Twins, save a few bunt hits and earns another good start. Kelly Shoppach is at it again and Jhonny Peralta knocks in run number 60 on the year as the Tribe tops the Twins on Saturday night.
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Tribe GM Mark Shapiro says the Indians will wait as long as they can before pulling the 'abort-mission' button.And he says and if the time comes to make 'next-year' trades, we'll be seeing the Tribe reload rather than rebuild.As for this year, if he determines the division title is still a   more...
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