Jose Valverde
5 January 2009
(faded down the stretch with a 6.23 ERA after July)Doug Brocail (solid veteran arm keeps on ticking)Jose Valverde (electric closer had 44 saves, but was 17 for 18 after July with an 0.76 ERA)LaTroy Hawkins (best free agent pick up of last season went 2-0 with 0.43 ERA in 24 games with HOU)
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10 March 2008
First up is the National League West.
Arizona Diamondbacks
Will Brandon Lyon be able to replace Jose Valverde as closer?
Arizona finished with the best record in the National League last season despite giving up 20 more runs than they scored, thanks in large part to their outstanding 32-20 record in one run games. The key factor in this was a bullpen that did not relinquish leads, no mater how small, that was anchored by
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