PLAYING TIME: Adams still waiting for opportunity
Mar 6 2012
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Adams still offering promise beyond the numbers
When the Rangers signed Joe Nathan (RHP, TEX) to a two-year $14M deal with a $9M option for 2014, it became clear that he was going to be their new closer, with Neftali Feliz (RHP, TEX) transitioning to the rotation. And nothing has changed now in March; projecting Nathan as the closer in Arlington on Opening Day is a slam dunk. But projecting how a 37-year-old pitcher might perform over a six-month long season—and particularly the summer months in Texas—is a different matter altogether. And both the numbers below and other factors suggest that setup man Mike Adams (RHP, TEX) could be overlooked and undervalued in March, despite his recent track...
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