2012 Fantasy Baseball Blown Opportunities: Bullpen Guys to Avoid Edition

Matt Thornton, RP, Chicago White Sox

It’s happened every year since professional teams started using specialized relievers; Some sad sack closer gets taken out of the glory spot and relegated to mop up duty in the early part of every season. Relief pitching, by it’s very nature, is a volatile business. Relief pitchers are usually either failed starters or failed closers. It’s the only position in sports based on failure