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Strong Closers Are A Necessity For Championship Teams in Baseball.
For some clubs, a top-notch late-inning reliever can be the difference between winning a pennant or being an also-ran
BEFORE ENTERING THE NATIONAL League in 1993, the Florida Marlins raised eyebrows when they selected veteran closer Bryan Harvey in the first round of the expansion draft.
Harvey was only a year removed from leading the American League with 46 saves, but he missed most of the 1992 season with a serious elbow injury. He also had three years and more than $11 million left on his contract.
Still, the Marlins wanted Harvey. The Marlins might have been young, but they knew the importance of a bullpen closer in the modern era of baseball.
"We need to make sure we win the games we have a lead in," Rene Lachemann, their first manager, said at the time.
That logic extends from the worst to the best teams. Every World Series champion in recent years has had a top-notch - if not dominating - closer.
* The 1990 Cincinnati Reds had Randy Myers.
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