The Blue Workhorse

The Blue Workhorse 2009 Outlook:
2008 was certainly a disappointing season for the Rockies, following up a National League title with a dismal 74-win season. The off-season saw the departure of coveted stars Matt Holliday and Brian Fuentes, as well as speedy outfielder Willy Tavares.

The 2009 squad will not resemble the prototypical Colorado attack fans have come accustomed to seeing. This club will likely play a much more traditionally National League style of baseball.

AND…more…including why the Hometown feels…The Colorado Rockies WILL NOT win the World Series…

Let’s play a quick game of name those numbers. Who has produced these incredible statistics?

151.1 IP / 9 W / 2.28 ERA / 195 K / 1.13 WHIP

Jake Peavy? Johan Santana? Many of you might see the line and figure it must have been a line from Peavy, Santana, or one of the other top-flight starting pitchers 151 innings through the season.

However, these stats were the combined 2007 season statistics of Carlos Marmol and Jonathan Broxton, two of the most dominant middle relievers in the game.

In terms of fantasy baseball, middle relievers are often forgotten when they can be a huge weapon as an added bonus to your pitching staff. They can be the secret key to lower WHIP and ERA, and many of these guys also pile up the strikeouts:

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