Middle Relief

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2 total messages Started by "CJB" Mon, 31 Jul 2006 15:36

#3872

Author: "CJB"
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 15:36

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Something strange has happened in baseball; middle relievers are in high
demand.  The gNats traded two middle relievers (basically) for two very good
everyday players.  Then they traded an old man with an ERA of about 5 for an
excellent 19 year old prospect.

Last time I looked, middle relief was the place that tired starters and
injury damaged pitchers landed.  Basically anyone who was on the cusp of
falling out of the majors could be put in middle relief.  When did middle
relievers become a high dollar, high value commodity?  Frankly, I like the
trend if in the coming years the Nats keep taking advantage of it like they
have in the last two weeks.

Am I missing something?

CJB

Re: Middle Relief

#3876

Author: "cat daddy"
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 16:09

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"CJB" <colonyparkwagon@excite.nospam> wrote in message
news:hspzg.6895$j9.5255@trnddc02...
> Something strange has happened in baseball; middle relievers are in high
> demand.  The gNats traded two middle relievers (basically) for two very
good
> everyday players.  Then they traded an old man with an ERA of about 5 for
an
> excellent 19 year old prospect.
>
> Last time I looked, middle relief was the place that tired starters and
> injury damaged pitchers landed.  Basically anyone who was on the cusp of
> falling out of the majors could be put in middle relief.  When did middle
> relievers become a high dollar, high value commodity?  Frankly, I like the
> trend if in the coming years the Nats keep taking advantage of it like
they
> have in the last two weeks.
>
> Am I missing something?

   Starters no longer go deep in games and those that do are breaking their
arms. Or, like what happened to Clemens last night, pitching a two-hitter
for 7 innings and then the next guy throws the game away.
   I think the middle guys (like Ayala) are equally as important as the
"closer".......

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