Re: Why aren\'t setup men paid better?
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If a setup man has the cajones to become a closer, they will get paid better.
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It's not a matter of "cajones," it's a matter of opportunity. Many players have gone from setup men to closer, or starter to closer without a hitch.
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And a for every Duane Ward there's an Octavio Dotel, Tim Worrell, Robert Person, Jeremy Affeldt and a Shawn Chacon.
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Person? Affeldt? Chacon? Those guys couldn't get people out as starters, so why should they be effective closers? I'm fairly certian they'd be terrible as setup men as well.
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Those are a few examples of why I believe closers aren't just like setup men, except closers are given the opportunity to get saves. Closers are better pitchers in clutch situations.
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