I ran a list similar to this during the preseason that featured all of the closers and the setup men behind them. That list was based on 2009 saves. This time we’ve got legit 2010 rankings. No performances Sunday or Monday affected this list, so expect Jason Frasor to drop considerably before the next one.
Closers in baseball are a lot like kickers in football. Both start with the hard-C sound. Both are forced to work in clutch situations. Neither should be picked high in your respective fantasy drafts. Last August, I wrote a post advising fantasy football owners to kick the kicker rankings, looking instead at drafting specific players [...]
Researching these closers made me realize those early ADP rankings probably need some updating. A couple weeks ago, Joe Nathan was still a top two or three closer. Not so much any more. But somebody moved into his spot and other closers are pulling up lame here in the spring of 2010.
Before my wife and bought our first and only home, we made it a point to ask the opinions of many people. Our parents, friends, bank officials, home inspector, Realtor and numerous others were included in the process. We didn’t want to leave anything to chance, and figured the more input we got from different [...]
Yesterday we expanded the 5×5 project by discussing elite hitters. Among the revelations: There are no consensus 30-30 players projected for 2010. Now it’s time to look at the pitchers. Check out the final post on ERA that contains links to all the other parts of the series. The series itself reviewed three different and [...]
Earned Run Average is standard in 5x5s, but it can be a finicky statistic. Its most significant fault is that while pitchers are saddled with responsibility for it, the final number isn’t always in their control. There are a lot of factors that can go into a run scoring, earned or unearned, but this is [...]
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