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[I Am The Anton]

One good season? I'm counting three. (2003-2005) How the fuck are you saying Batista is just as good as BJ Ryan when for the past 2 years Batista has basically had a ERA almost 2 runs higher than BJ Ryan? You can't have your fucking closer putting up an ERA over 4 if you want to consistantly close out close games.

[Javier]

Obviously you're not taking efficiency into the evaluation of the two players.  He's not worth the dollars, but he's still better than Batista and he's better than most closers in the game.  K rates, Walk Rates, and WHIP are good indicators of not only their current success but what they are capable of doing in the future.  Batista's K Rate has been declining andif he was still the Blue Jays Closer instead of Ryan it would cost the team about 4-6 Wins.  The BlueJays need to overpay, especiall in their divison.