RELIEVERS: Ten spring training questions to answer

Today we are asking spring training questions. And there are a lot of them, so let's get rolling.

We start in Tampa Bay. Tampa Bay is projected to have two relievers, Brad Boxberger (RHP, TAM) and Jake McGee (LHP, TAM) to split the save chances evenly. Both relievers are fantastic, but it seems more likely that the Rays will make one more dominant than the other. So spring training question #10 is: "Which Rays reliever will bring more value in 2015, Boxberger or McGee?"

TAM           Sv  IP  xERA WHIP  Dom  Cmd HR/9  G/F  BPV  R$ ADP
============  == ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ===== === === === 
Boxberger     16  73  2.56 1.00 12.7  4.0  0.9 41/42 161  11 253
McGee (L)     16  58  2.77 1.00 11.0  4.7  0.6 40/41 153   8 190

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