Re: Why aren\'t setup men paid better?
The reason is that that the media, especially ESPN, make the save into a much more important stat than it really is. Most good setup men become closers to get more money. Look at that rediculous BJ Ryan deal. If you give him a bunch of holds, rather than saves, he gets less than half of what he got.
The "closer mentality" is greatly exaggerated. On Baseball tonight the other night, they said Papelbon was the most important player on the Red Sox right now. The truth is the vast majority people that can get outs in the 7th inning can get outs in the 9th inning, and vice versa.
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