Joakim Soria

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  Royals Want Shields, But The Rays Want The Farm

  December 7, 2011 at 12:29 pm 7 comments

  The Rays want a closer, and the Royals top pick from the 2010 draft

   
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  Ranking The AL Closers; JP Howell Second Worst

  November 30, 2009 at 9:30 am 8 comments

  Last year, Joe Posnanski generated a new statistic to evaluate closers (CLOSER+) based on Bill James’ method of classifying saves. James breaks down save opportunities into three categories: 1. Easy Save. This is a save when the first batter faced is not the tying or go-ahead run. 2. Tough save: [...]