Usually around this point of the Fantasy Baseball season
teams are being to settle in and owners are becoming more aware of their
strengths and weaknesses. Sometimes
those very weaknesses induce us to trade away ample valuable assets in order to
correct them leaving us weaker in other areas.
The 1 position I don’t believe in EVER trading for closers. The volatility of the bullpen these days
makes predicting saves a crapshoot in about 40-50% of MLB bullpens. However saves is still a category and must be
addressed via waiver wire if you see yourself in need of a closer (3 is usually
the magic number in standard leagues).
Here is a guy in the current set
up men role poised to have a shot at closing for his respective team this year:
Rex Brothers:
Now that’s a
prototypical closer name right there.
Rex has been downright dominant this year and is showing no signs of
slowing down. Controlling the 8th
inning for the early surprise of the year Colorado Rockies, Brothers has been
knocking on Rafael Betancourt’s door for about a year now but to no avail. One may look at Betancourt’s low ERA and high
save count and see steady waters ahead but there is one number that should have
owners and Rockies fans alike nervous. 4.15 BB/9. That number is simply unsustainable and once
the ball starts to fly out of Coors Field against Raffey (he has yet to give up
a HR this year) his ERA will balloon and Colorado will have no choice but to
turn to their stud set up man Rex Brothers.
Take a shot on him now and you could be paid big dividends in the not so
distant future, "Hey Brother".
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