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It's a waste to keep closers from year to year. Out of the top 10 closers so far this...

It's a waste to keep closers from year to year. Out of the top 10 closers so far this year, only 4 made it through the entire 2011 season as the full-time closer (Kimbrel, Hanrahan, Papelbon, and Perez) and only 2 (Kimbrel and Hanrahan) were in the top 10 from the year before. If you push it out a bit and look at the top 25 closers so far this year, only 9 were also in the top 25 in the 2011 season.

If you go back even further to the 2010 season, the numbers get worse. Only 5 (Papelbon, Marmol, Valverde, Axford, and Perez) were a top 25 closer in all 3 seasons. Unless your league plays with custom settings, keeping a closer from year to year is not a good idea.

I am in an auction league so prices of the player factors into it a lot but I will keep on...

I am in an auction league so prices of the player factors into it a lot but I will keep only closers that are bargains and are assured of their jobs. Of my four closers this year I will keep my $1 Chapman and my $3 Jim Johnson. Unless something changes, I will not keep $8 Putz or $3 Holland or $0 Soria (who I picked up to fill a DL roster space towards the end of the season).

Yeah pretty useless, I started with only one closer FFrancisco, out of 3 RP slots, and end...

Yeah pretty useless, I started with only one closer FFrancisco, out of 3 RP slots, and ended up dropping Francisco, and filling up those 3 RP slots with other dominant closers (Soriano, Frieri, and Wilhemsein). So yeah, keeping a closer is useless, they are unpredictable and so easy to replace.

I disagree because of my way of thinking. I dominate pitching cats and simply stay even w...

I disagree because of my way of thinking. I dominate pitching cats and simply stay even with batting. This way I'm at least in the top 3 of any standard league.

Agreed. Keep SP but not closers. You can pick up quality closers in the late rounds of you...

Agreed. Keep SP but not closers. You can pick up quality closers in the late rounds of your draft.