John Smoltz lasted just one game before electing to undergo season-ending surgery. Rafael Soriano, coming off his own injury, takes over for the Braves who also await the return of Mike Gonzalez. Most other bullpen situations have stabilized for now, but some players will be prime candidates to be   more...
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Joe Borowski makes his return to the Cleveland bullpen, and Salomon Torres has taken control of the situation in Milwaukee. Old stand-bys Trevor Hoffman, Billy Wagner, and Mariano Rivera are proving they still have it and John Smotlz could be poised to make his return as well. All that plus more in   more...
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Injuries have created new ninth inning situations in both Seattle and Atlanta. Brandon Morrow steps in for the Mariners while the Braves welcome back an old face who should step right into the closer role. Also, there is a shake-up at the top of the rankings in this week's Closer Report.
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Screaming Sports' Billy Smith breaks out the MLB Waiver Wire and runs downs a list of five potential fantasy studs. If you're looking for that extra edge this week and beyond, then this gem is for you.
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How do Sean Gallagher or Chris Perez fit on your fantasy baseball team? When can we expect Clayton Kershaw or Jay Bruce? AccuScore fantasy expert Tim Williams takes a look at these questions and more in this edition of the Prospect Watch.
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It took a half-dozen Cardinals' bullpen relievers to snag defeat from the jaws of victory. (photo by David Watson)
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The landscape of bullpens continues to change. St. Louis has an intriguing decision to make soon between a rookie and a playoff hero. Both Cleveland and Oakland have found new closers while Pittsburgh is on the verge of getting its own stopper back from injury.
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Brandon Lyon hasn't given up a run since April 6. J.J. Putz suffered another injury, and Troy Percival is set to return. Find out where these three rank, and expanded middle reliever rankings in this week's Closer Report.
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The Cardinals are considering the idea of making Chris Carpenter a closer, mostly because he cannot get his arm back to the strength of a starter. The situation is similar to Kerry Wood - even the way they pitch is similar. They mix a hard fastball with fast breaking pitches all across the plate.   more...
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This was Jason LaRue's day to shine, putting out a base runner at home plate while getting bowled over, then stepping up to the plate in the next inning, lofting a long ball into the Cards' bullpen, and that wasn't all, as the Cards recovered their nine-game road trip and came out respectable in   more...
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With the Cards' leading 10-6 going into the bottom of the ninth Saturday night, three Cardinals relievers - Jason Isringhausen, Kyle McClellan and Chris Perez - worked 1 1/3 innings, giving up six runs and six hits that ultimately led to a Pirates come from behind 12-11 victory in 10 innings. It   more...
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Another franchise milestone for the Rays, a guaranteed .500 season for the 1st time in team history. (USA Today)A big part of the Rays' success has been solid late inning pitching and Dan Wheeler has been money in that role the last few weeks. (Tampa Trib)Cardinals rookie closer, Chris Perez if he   more...
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Pineiro works much-needed innings (for the bullpen's sake) in Cardinals win over the Dodgers.
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La Russa may not want to call Perez his closer, but that's what the rookie is doing.
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Tidbits regarding the St. Louis Cardinals.
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