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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
Depends on what your position is. If its having Ryan instead of someone like Batista the number is closer to 5 wins most likely. If you are suggesting though as I understood your post that you use a kid like League, I think its legitimate to suggest it would cost you around 8 wins. Of course no one knows...perhaps League would excel in the closer role, but I don't think so...at least not yet.
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There is little doubt in my mind League or even Jason Frasor would have been a better choice than Batista. Arguably one of the worst closers last season. Jason Frasor, after a brutal month of April has put up extremely respectable numbers, but hasn't been used for unknown reasons. That high ERA apparently follows you around for a while in this organization.
5 Wins? Doubtful. Maybe the difference between 3-4 wins. Not unless Brandon League starts tossing fire on every save going forward.