RELIEVERS: 2014 gambles

This week, the column takes on the inverse of last week—the gambles. These relievers are currently slated to get saves and to cost a bit at auction. But their BPIs should give you some pause before you roster them. There is risk. These are not the cream of the crop, game-over closers. But they make an interesting list:

                  IP  xERA WHIP  Dom  Cmd HR/9  G/F  BPV
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Axford (CLE)      58  3.29 1.36 10.2  2.4  1.1 47/30  96
Crain (HOU)       51  3.49 1.20 10.1  2.7  0.9 36/44  95
Brothers (COL)    73  3.24 1.26 10.6  2.3  0.6 48/32  90
Veras (CHC)       58  3.62 1.28  9.6  2.4  0.6 41/41  83
Hunter (BAL)      73  3.88 1.19  5.9  3.7  1.4 41/38  82
Hawkins (COL)     73 ...

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