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Originally Posted by dustyanddaflames
I decided to look up Madson's stats from this past season - 2.37 ERA, 32/34 in save opportunities... Just wondering why you think he "can't get it done in the closer role" ? Seems to me you either don't know enough about him, or just chose not to look up his statistics. He also had more saves than Papelbon and Soria (All-Star closers), and the only person who had more saves than him, with less blown saves - was Jose Valverde.
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Fair enough, but he is also 30 and...look past this past season (so yes I did look up the stats). Good numbers for a set up man (excluding this year), but he has been tried in the closer role - i.e. as "the" closer - off and on in the past for various reasons and it really hasn't worked out for him - until perhaps this year. There has been a lot of talk then of whether or not he has put it altogether or not. Maybe he has finally figured things out this year? Who knows. That said saves are not always the be all end all statistic - can't say I would want Jose Valverde on my team for example.
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Originally Posted by Papi34
I dont understand florida at all, why disect to the team then go and sign big time free agents.
Id have to agree with you, pujols doesnt have the market of boston and NY fighting for him he should stay in St. Louis only other team i can see making a serious bid is the cubs.
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Florida does this every so often, and its likely spurred this year by what Sylvanfan notes below...
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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
Are the Marlins moving into a new stadium this season? May explain why they'd look to add a couple pieces to their team. But they do have a history of loading up one year, than selling off the next. If Pujols stayed in St.Louis, I like his chances of being in the post season a lot more than if he went to Florida.
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Originally Posted by Flickered Flame
If he is not traded, they will ask him to move to 3rd.
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And yeah Hanley would move to 3rd - there has been talk the last couple of years of doing that...