There are 12 baseball players who turned down $15.3 million Monday afternoon. They were all free agents who received qualifying offers of that amount to stay with their current clubs. By declining the one-year offer each received, they all become free agents and are eligible to sign with any ball club. One of those players, […]
Set-Up Man: Makes or Breaks the Closer
September 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Two types of pitchers get all the love and coverage: starters and closers. It makes sense because they are on the mound during the most critical parts of the game; at least in the eyes of the fans. Starters can pitch anywhere from one to 9+ innings. Closers usually don’t throw more than 1 inning, […]