Catching Up in Saves

Catching Up in Saves

Update: 2024-08-21
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Can you optimize the closer turnover around the trade deadline by de-emphasizing saves at the draft table and in early FAAB bidding? Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson explore the potential and the details of such a strategy, while identifying bullpen situations currently in flux.

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00:00 - Fred Pod 8-20

00:40 - New Closer Opportunities Opening Up

02:15 - Have to hold FAAB back

03:20 - Not many early options

05:10 - More single league category, less overall

07:40 - Orioles bullpen

09:45 - Giants bullpen

11:25 - Cubs bullpen

13:50 - Rays bullpen

16:30 - Diamondbacks bullpen

19:00 - Dodgers bullpen

21:30 - Angels bullpen

23:00 - Ignore bad teams?

25:00 - Ignore true committees?

27:00 - Royals bullpen

28:30 - Tigers bullpen

32:00 - Max Muncy back, Dodgers lineup lengthened

36:00 - Brewers running away

37:10 - Grant Holmes

37:30 - Will there be a .600 team this year?

38:15 - Austin Riley out

41:30 - Disappointing Cardinals


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