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(*) NFBC: Finding Value in Closers is Never Easy

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Mar 1 2012 12:01am

(*) NFBC: Finding Value in Closers is Never Easy

BaseballHQ

Mar 1 2012

Latest NFBC Average Draft Report: The Top 350

When the Houston Astros announced on February 28 that Brett Myers (RHP, HOU) would be their new closer, it showed just how fluid the closer’s role can be. Here you had a No. 3 starting pitcher with minimal value suddenly becoming a game-changer. It proves that really anyone can be put in that role at any time.

Let’s all admit this fact right now: No one saw this move coming. Certainly not fantasy baseball owners, who study rotations and bullpens religiously. In the NFBC, Myers had an Average Draft Position (ADP) of 335 and he ranked 87^th among all starting pitchers. Now he has to move into the Top 180 overall and among the Top 25 closers. He suddenly has value when before he had very...

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