08-28-2009, 11:02 PM
<!--quoteo(post=60675:date=Aug 28 2009, 10:46 PM:name=Kid)-->QUOTE (Kid @ Aug 28 2009, 10:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=60673:date=Aug 28 2009, 10:31 PM:name=Brock)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brock @ Aug 28 2009, 10:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->It's never a very good idea to spend a lot of money on middle relief.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
People say that and then bitch endlessly when unproven pitchers play like shit. I'm not saying that the bullpen should be nothing but high price veterans, but it's worth having a few proven relievers.
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Absolutely - but, middle relievers, and to an extent setup men, are the most volatile players in terms of performance in all of baseball. It's tough to justify spending big money on more than two or three relievers when you've got as many as 10 youngsters that could possibly contribute.
Spend on a closer, spend on a top set up man or two. But beyond that, it's always better to just let the kids and journeymen handle the middle relief.
Maybe Grabow can be that top setup man/closer that's worth paying for. But I'm lukewarm on the guy.
People say that and then bitch endlessly when unproven pitchers play like shit. I'm not saying that the bullpen should be nothing but high price veterans, but it's worth having a few proven relievers.
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Absolutely - but, middle relievers, and to an extent setup men, are the most volatile players in terms of performance in all of baseball. It's tough to justify spending big money on more than two or three relievers when you've got as many as 10 youngsters that could possibly contribute.
Spend on a closer, spend on a top set up man or two. But beyond that, it's always better to just let the kids and journeymen handle the middle relief.
Maybe Grabow can be that top setup man/closer that's worth paying for. But I'm lukewarm on the guy.
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