jdh wrote:1. Dotel. Simply the best setup man in the game. Sick ERA, WHIP and K numbers 2. Hawkins 3. Donnelly 4. Mota 5. Lidge 6. Remlinger
Agreed, but I would switch Remlinger and Lidge ..
As for Dotel, he is just nasty .. he would be good for 40-45 saves a year on any other team, with a sick ERA/Ratio and about 100k's.
In my opinion it's not worth having a non-closer on your team unless there is a possibility of him getting a closer role or starting role through injury or trade. I have Dotel and Santana. If Wagner suffers injury or trade, Dotel will be the closer. If anyone in the Twins rotation goes down, Santana will be a starter.
I don't think Lidge and Remlinger have value except in really deep leagues, or if you really need k's, whip, era, and don't need the wins as bad. Otherwise I'd probably rather have another starter than Lidge or Remlinger.
Arthur Rhodes numbers are pretty close to Dotel's.
my list would be Dotel, Rhodes, Donelly in fact.
One thing you can do, and I have done, is throw in a Dotel when you have a *lot* of starts, and it will keep those ERA & WHIP numbers down. Or just start Dotel for a week or whatever and watch that ERA drop