Spitball
07-15-2006, 03:53 PM
It seems setup men are suddenly being recognized for their true value. Setup men have traditionally been those pitchers not talented enough to start and not reliable enough to close, but they have to get valuable outs. Often they come into a game with runners on base. All outs are important so those middle men better be able to get batters out, also.
First, Kearns and Lopez for middle men and now Garcia and Vazquez being offered for setup men.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/jon_heyman/07/14/daily.scoop/index.html
A decidedly drab pitching market is on the verge of receiving a major shot in the arm. The White Sox are sending out word that they're willing to trade one of two veteran front-line starters -- either Freddy Garcia or Javier Vazquez -- if a team will relinquish a top-flight setup man. One potential target is Phillies All-Star closer Tom Gordon.
If anything's weaker than the starting-pitching market right now, it's the relief market. But if anyone's capable of injecting life into both markets simultaneously, it's White Sox general manager Ken Williams, who has outworked and outmaneuvered virtually everyone else the last couple of years...
Setup men are valuable.
First, Kearns and Lopez for middle men and now Garcia and Vazquez being offered for setup men.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/jon_heyman/07/14/daily.scoop/index.html
A decidedly drab pitching market is on the verge of receiving a major shot in the arm. The White Sox are sending out word that they're willing to trade one of two veteran front-line starters -- either Freddy Garcia or Javier Vazquez -- if a team will relinquish a top-flight setup man. One potential target is Phillies All-Star closer Tom Gordon.
If anything's weaker than the starting-pitching market right now, it's the relief market. But if anyone's capable of injecting life into both markets simultaneously, it's White Sox general manager Ken Williams, who has outworked and outmaneuvered virtually everyone else the last couple of years...
Setup men are valuable.