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A look at teams with K%-BB% challenged closers: BOS, CHW, CLE, COL, and TAM.

This column takes Tom Tango's "Leverage Index" ("LI") and clean appearances versus total appearances as usage indicators to examine versus the typical skills indicators (xERA, WHIP, K%, K%-BB% and importantly, still projections of those skills indicators) to make calls on where fluid pens are headed. The column covers DET, PHI, NYY, CHC, WAS, and OAK pens.

This column examines the early work in the Cubs, Tigers, Astros, Marlins, Giants, Rays, and Rangers pens and compares that work to the projected skills.

A simple skills filter gives us some good names to review.