SocraticGadfly: Why free-agent relievers are a mug’s game

December 10, 2008

Why free-agent relievers are a mug’s game

H.L. Mencken never mentioned baseball owners as specimens of Homo Americanus whose intelligence can never be overestimated, he should have. How much will the Tribe overpay for Kerry Wood if he passes a physical?

Overpay they will. As the story notes, Joe Borowski had 45 saves in 2007, only to be released midway through 2008. Or, look at Greg Gagne.

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