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BP: For the pen, it's also in the Cards

By Christina Kahrl
Baseball Prospectus

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Last week, I ranked the playoff rotations. I came to this conclusion: the Cardinals were easily in the best position as far their rotation was concerned -- while the Yankees, Angels and Rockies were at something of a comparative disadvantage. To repeat the exercise with the bullpens, let's look at who's done best in terms of season-long performance (through Sunday's games): Overall, the season-long and team-wide WXRL (wins over replacement-level pitcher) numbers confirm a lot of what you'd ex ...

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