Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Hand it to Hanrahan

Baseball's newest closer is the Nationals' Joel Hanrahan, who inherits the job left vacant with Jon Rauch's trade to Arizona. He has the pedigree: striking out more than a batter per inning and yielding just 47 hits in 59 1/3 innings pitched.

Fantasy Impact: This is not necessarily a permanent move. Hanrahan has to prove he can handle the stress of closing out ballgames, but he's got room to make a few mistakes with the Nats out of the playoff race.

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