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Relief Efforts: Closers seem safe from being dealt

By Tristan H. Cockcroft
ESPN.com

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

What a difference a week makes. Flash back to one week ago, when we were less than 36 hours away from the July 31 trade deadline, a time of great fear as it pertains to the closer market. The fear of our closers being dealt and demoted into set-up -- i.e. no-more-saves -- roles never seems greater. Well, folks, the good news is that it's August, and despite the persistent threats of some of the game's most notable save earners changing teams, only one -- Damaso Marte -- actually wound up in a ...

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