Back in the old days, most relievers were failed starting pitchers that couldn’t hack it. Teams started to find the value in having strong relievers as the years went by, eventually started to develop specific roles for bullpen arms and that culminated in the modern-day reliever and the stratified situation that most teams use to
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Can We Improve Wins?
Just as I write every year about how to improve the situation with relievers (Let Us Finally Move On From Saves), I’ve tossed my hat into the ring giving it a shot to improve the situation for starting pitchers as well. Whereas I take aim each year at saves for relievers, I’m looking right at