The Right Man for the (Closer) Job

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jhamrahi jhamrahi posted 4/18/2008 from www.baseballdigestdaily.com [flag]
By Craig Brown...With a collective ERA of 5.63, Cleveland’s bullpen was already a mess before Joe Borowski landed on the DL. Borowski isn’t the dominant closer in the same vein of a Goose Gossage or Mariano Rivera. Of course, that isn’t news to anyone. Last season, despite leading the league with 45 saves, he had a 5.07 ERA and an ERA+ of 91. [link]

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