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The Regression of a Bullpen
One of the great stories of the 2008 season for the Rays was their much improved bullpen following a historically dreadful 2007. The renaissance was largely led by the emergence of JP Howell and Grant Balfour. In October of 2008, Peter Bendix of Beyond the Boxscore wrote what appears to be a pretty...
Thursday Rockpile: Huston Street wins closer role, Corpas velocity a concern
Troy Renck's sources say that Huston Street has nudged out Manny Corpas in the role of ninth inning reliever. The report does have some troubling news in two mph drop in the speed of Corpas' sinker. He's been effective this Spring even without the velo, but this will be something to watch going...
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