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Originally Posted by JayP
I get that players want roles and consistency, but in the end the manager should be more worried about what will win more ball games. As a comparison, all hockey players would love to be the guy who gets huge powerplay minutes, no PK time, and starts most of his shifts in the offensive zone. It puts him in a position to succeed statistically which gives him the prestige and money you mentioned. But while that sort of scenario works when you have the Sedins, it doesn't quite work as wellwhen you're the Panthers and Stephen Weiss is your big gun.
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Robyn Regehr wouldn't embrace that role.
Some guys would rather enter a game with runners on base (or start shifts on the PK). League used to fit in that role, not sure who it is now. Camp maybe. Camp is a guy that is better suited to 1-on 1-out than starting a fresh inning.
The Panthers have no shot at making the playoffs in MLB, no team without a bullpen has a shot. If you don't have three major league arms in your bullpen then you aren't competitive and roster compisition to maximize wins is fruitless.
Speaking as a Jays fan, I'm better served with the spectacle of a closer then uber-optimized bullpen matchups.