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Mets must manage bullpen better

By Matt Meyers
ESPN The Magazine

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

As the saying goes, those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it. With that in mind, Mets general manager Omar Minaya acquired Francisco Rodriguez and J.J. Putz in the offseason to fortify a bullpen that has collapsed in each of the past two Septembers. If Baseball Prospectus' PECOTA projection system is to be believed, Mets fans surely will reduce their Maalox intake this season. PECOTA's weighted mean projections say Putz will produce a 2.63 ERA in 56 innings -- the fourth-best ...

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