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That's my first impression of the list, which I must admit I didn't examine the numbers closely for. Speaking as a roto guy, who continually churns and locates closers every season off scrapheaps like this,  I don't want any of those guys. Useful, but nothing we can't find currently in our own system.

I'll pay top dollar for a "plug him in and fuggetaboutit" closer, but it's pretty low on my priority when there are starters and position players to be had. Now, of course a major league outfit is a different matter. But like I said, either pay the money for the Andrew Miller, the Craig Kimbrel, if you have that luxury, and relax, or do it yourself.

I want a closer who comes in in the 9th and you aren't wondering if you get the good one or the bad one. Last time we had one of those guys, his name was J.J. Putz, and we pulled him off our own scrapheap. He was our 6th starter, if memory serves. I'd rather go that route than pay big dollars for a setup guy.

Chris Smith owned the 8th inning. That was nice. But he got a little too jumpy with the lefties when closing. 

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