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That's why it sucks to pay for closers. No pitcher is worth $100+/inning. The current market pays relief pitchers way more per inning than starting pitchers. I'd rather spend $18M on the best starting pitcher than $10M on the best relief pitcher. You'll get 230-240 innings (75-78k/IP)from that type of starter and a max of 80 from that type of reliever (125k/IP). It just isn't smart money management. It's basically saying that Gagne 04 was worth twice as much than Clemens in their primes.
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