RELIEVERS: Pens that need relief
Jul 23 2013
Less than ten days from the trade deadline, two playoff contenders and three also-rans comprise the five bullpens most worth watching over the next week or so. Because if there isn't change by the deadline, each team involved might regret it. For Arizona and Boston there is too much to lose to stand pat. For Cleveland, maybe there is a glimmer of getting back into this year's race, but the smarter money is to make fixes that will help in 2014 as the rotation blossoms. For the Cubs and Brewers who have been buried by the three bullies of the NL Central, the task is to get something useable for the future. Let's look at each of these pens in turn, starting with "A" for Arizona.
Arizona clings to first place, but the bullpen has certainly...
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