GM's OFFICE: The fracturing saves market

I was on vacation a couple of weeks ago. At the beach and (mostly) unplugged from email, I had a bunch of reading material backlogged when I got home. Amid the otherwise-tedious task of cleaning out my inbox, I had the distinct pleasure of catching up on several editions of the Joe Sheehan Newsletter. Joe is a recurring guest on our podcast, presenter at First Pitch Arizona, and one of the smartest baseball analysts around. His newsletter is a must-read for any serious fan of the game.

(Hopefully the above endorsement is sufficient remediation for blatantly lifting his work. Thanks in advance, Joe... )

On August 23rd, Joe dropped an edition of his newsletter entitled "The Hoffman Peak," in which he discussed the changing model of closer...

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