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Offseason position analysis: Set-up relievers

By Richard Durrett

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

2009 Season: We'll take the back end of the bullpen one by one. And don't underestimate the importance of the seventh inning. The Rangers had a starting staff in 2009 that went deeper into games. Many times, certainly more than Rangers fans had seen in a long time, the starter was going six innings. Then it was time to turn things over to the bullpen. Texas had several options, including maybe the best waiver-wire pickup in the majors last season. Darren O'Day, claimed from the Mets in April ...

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