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BoldyMinnesota
I love the idea of firemen type relievers. I really hope Terry Francona just started a trend that will end the traditional closer and have the best pitchers pitching to the best hitters.
seamaholic 2
Really hard to do in regular season. A guy who has to be loosened up and available at any point from 6th inning on, and is ALWAYS (by definition) working with men on base, is not gonna last the year and no one is going to want to do it.
slider32
I don’t see this happening during the season, but it’s a great idea in the playoffs. That’s how you win in the playoffs, at key points you pitch your best pitcher whether it’s Randy Johnson, Kershaw, Bumgartner, or Miller.
rmullig2
Somebody should explain to Carfardo that the Dodgers can’t qualify Hill. They traded for him in the middle of the season. Same type of misinformation floated about when the Red Sox acquired Cespedes.
BoldyMinnesota
Wow, how can a professional journalist make a mistake like that that even a casual fan should know is not possible to happen
BlueSkyLA
The ongoing mystery is why MLBTR continues to treat Cafardo as a serious observer of the national baseball scene. Not only does he make bush league mistakes of this kind, his demonstrated knowledge of teams outside of his timezone tends to be seriously lacking.
hurley55 2
Wow, Cafardo didn’t mention in his latest how Encarnacion is a shoe in for the Red Sox like the rest of the Boston media? Amazing
seamaholic 2
I don’t think the Sox are even a little interested in Edwin. They really don’t sign that kind of player (mid-30’s, one trick pony on a multi year deal) anymore. And don’t really need him. They’ve got much bigger problems with pitching.
John Murray
Considering they’re losing 127 RBIs from a retiring DH, it’s a bit hard to understand why they wouldn’t be more than a little interested in taking 127 RBI away from a divisional rival. And 4th in the league in ERA is hardly a big pitching problem.
John Murray
Fascinating to see the fireman concept return. Mike Marshall and Sparky Lyle were indispensable at their peak and won CYAs in the role. As early as August, I was campaigning with my baseball buddies to consider Miller as a CYA candidate…largely because, saves notwithstanding, I think he’s actually a more valuable asset than Zach Britton. The postseason is making it seem that argument to be a more viable one.