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May 7, 2013 posted by Chuck Anderson

Added and Dropped: Breakouts or Comebacks?

Fantasy owners can speculate on two types of players.  The first type seeks to establish a higher skill level than they have previously shown.  The second type attempts to return…

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May 6, 2013 posted by Patrick DiCaprio

Closer Identifier Algorithm Results for May 6

Here are this week’s results. Jose Veras and Bobby Parnell make big downturns to “auto lose” status. On a going forward basis I will list which guys have automatic “hold”…

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May 2, 2013 posted by Matthew Dewoskin

Singles Only: Week Five Edition

Well, hello there. This edition of Singles Only is spent mainly looking at injury issues. As the great manager Lou Brown once told us, “guys get strains, sore arms and…

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April 28, 2013 posted by Patrick DiCaprio

Closer Identifier Algorithm Results for April 29

This week I am adding a new wrinkle. There are players that I choose, subjectively, to include in CIA analyses, even if they do not have a share of the…

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February 20, 2013 posted by Chuck Anderson

Closer Report: 2012 Review

Before forging ahead with closer updates for the 2013 season let’s put the relief pitching position into perspective.  A large certain of saves earned in any given year will be…

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January 18, 2013 posted by Patrick DiCaprio

2013 Fantasy Draft Rankings– Relief Pitchers

AL RP NL RP Mixed RP Joe Nathan Craig Kimbrel Craig Kimbrel Fernando Rodney Jonathan Papelbon Jonathan Papelbon Casey Jannsen Sergio Romo Sergio Romo Mariano Rivera Jason Motte Jason Motte…

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October 5, 2012 posted by Patrick DiCaprio

Closer Identifier Algorithm: The Results Explained

  Why a Closer Identifier Algorithm? The idea behind the Closer Identifier Algorithm is that a simple algorithm, a series of simple yes/no questions, can make better predictions about the…

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September 24, 2012 posted by Patrick DiCaprio

Closer Identifier Algorithm Results For Sept. 24

This week is the final week of predictions. Next week, after the end of the season, we will sum up the record. It must be kept in mind that the…

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September 18, 2012 posted by Patrick DiCaprio

Closer Identifier Algorithm Results for September 18

No hits or misses this week in a relatively quiet week for CIA. We still have two status changes. At this stage the future doesn’t matter, and the sheet is…

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September 4, 2012 posted by Patrick DiCaprio

Closer Identifier Algorithm (CIA) Results September 4

Here are this week’s CIA results. We add in “hits” for Alfredo Aceves, Scott Downs and Jeremy Affeldt. CIA faces a possible losses in Jared Burton. We also have some…