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<div dir="auto">With the new scoring, not what they once did, particularly if all they offer is saves. A stud 8th inning guy has similar value. But there are some relievers in the game right now that are really dominant. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757" dir="auto">Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Richard Robbins <RERobbins@itinker.net> </div><div>Date: 8/28/20 6:22 PM (GMT-06:00) </div><div>To: USML Announcements <announce@usml.net> </div><div>Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Nice stat line </div><div><br></div></div><div><div dir="auto">What’s a closer go for in the draft these days? </div></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 6:08 PM Mark Blocker <<a href="mailto:blockermark@gmail.com">blockermark@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex" class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:large" class="gmail_default">You've definitely done a good job of collecting successor closers, but how many closers last the whole year? By my count, I think only 4 of the 15 AL teams are using the same closer that they planned to use at the time of the draft. Not the most reliable position.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 10:52 AM springkerb--- via Announce <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" class="gmail_quote"><br><br><div style="color:black;font:10pt Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br><br><div> <font size="2">Laying the foundation for Yoshi Hirano to close for Seattle. Geez, I think that will bring me to four closers. Anybody want one?<br><br><br><br><br><br>Mark</font><br><br><br></div><br><br><br><br><div> <br><br><br></div><br><br><br><br><div> <br><br><br></div><br><br><br><br><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:10pt;color:black">-----Original Message-----<br><br><br>From: Jim Barrett <<a href="mailto:chicagojab@gmail.com">chicagojab@gmail.com</a>><br><br><br>To: USML list <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a>><br><br><br>Sent: Fri, Aug 28, 2020 10:18 am<br><br><br>Subject: [USML Announce] Nice stat line<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><div dir="ltr">Always have to enjoy looking at box scores and seeing your pitcher (Taylor Williams In this case) post a 64.29 ERA and a 5.714 WHIP on a blown save.<br><br><br></div><br><br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><br><br><br></div><br><br><br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone<br><br><br></div><br><br><br><br><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br><br><br></div><br><br><br><br><div dir="ltr">Announce mailing list<br><br><br></div><br><br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:Announce@usml.net">Announce@usml.net</a><br><br><br></div><br><br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce_usml.net">http://usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce_usml.net</a><br><br><br></div><br><br></div><br><br></div><br><br>_______________________________________________<br><br><br>Announce mailing list<br><br><br><a href="mailto:Announce@usml.net">Announce@usml.net</a><br><br><br><a rel="noreferrer" href="http://usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce_usml.net">http://usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce_usml.net</a><br><br><br></blockquote></div><br><br>_______________________________________________<br><br>Announce mailing list<br><br><a href="mailto:Announce@usml.net">Announce@usml.net</a><br><br><a rel="noreferrer" href="http://usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce_usml.net">http://usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce_usml.net</a><br><br></blockquote></div></div>
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