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The Closer Report: Heath Bell Shines as Brad Lidge Declines

It's always nice to know how secure a closer's job is and who's next in line if somebody loses their 9th inning job. The Closer Report will give you that info. And if that wasn't good enough, we'll rank the closers from top to bottom.As you'll see, Heath Bell has taken over the top spot on this edition of The Closer...

The Closer Report: How Secure Is Your Closer's Job?

It's always nice to know how secure a closer's job is and who's next in line if somebody loses their 9th inning job. Each week The Closer Report will give you that information. And if that wasn't good enough we'll rank the closers from top to bottom.Here's an interesting statistic. Somewhere between 30 percent and 40...

Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit: How to Correctly Value Closers

I got my start in this industry at a now-defunct site called The Talented Mr. Roto. The namesake for the site, Matthew Berry, now does his thing over at ESPN. One hard and fast rule he always lived by -- and I'm sure he still does -- was this mantra: Never pay for saves. It's just as simple as it sounds. If you play in an...

Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit: Always Be Closing - Tiers in Relief

When drafting in fantasy baseball, I often find rankings are a lot less useful than using the tier system. Simply group guys together with others who will perform similarly, and you won't focus on single players. Being frazzled when that single player is taken immediately before your pick is a good way to ruin your draft....

Fantasy Baseball Preview: The Braves

Fantasy baseball draft season is coming, so you best be prepared by delving through every major player on each team. Fantasy FanHouse is here to help with a quick once-over. Meet the ...Biggest offseason losers. At least that's what pessimists will try and tell you, anyway. The Braves -- and new GM Frank Wren -- seemingly...

MikeGonzalez News From the Web

05/09/12 Washington Nationals: How Does Mike Gonzalez Fit into... Source: Bleacher Report Mike Gonzalez has signed a contract with the Washington Nationals.
05/08/12 Nationals sign reliever Mike Gonzalez to minor league... Source: Comcast SportsNet Mike Gonzalez 's inability to land a bullpen gig this offseason always seemed weird to me.
05/08/12 The Washington Nationals sign Mike Gonzalez Source: Nationals Locker The Nationals have signed 33-year old lefty reliever Mike Gonzalez to a minor league deal.
05/01/12 MLB Free Agency: Roy Oswalt and the Top Unsigned... Source: Bleacher Report Mike Gonzalez, a left-handed reliever with closer experience, formerly with the Orioles, Braves and Pirates, is a free agent.
04/25/12 Rob Long: Closing It Out Source: The Baltimore Times - Baltimore MD I must admit, I was very skeptical of what the Baltimore Orioles were doing in the off-season with many aspects of their baseball team, especially their bullpen.