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It’s the love/hate relationship you really love to hate: closers! With a good month and a half left until Opening Day, now is as good a time as any to start breaking down some bullpen arms ahead of your draft. This series will detail every division across the league, offering you the big names you’ll want to own, as well as the sleepers you need to keep an eye on, and of course some key stats to better prepare you for the big day. Next up, we take a look at the NL Central. Team  Closer  Next in Line  Plan C …

The Cardinals have signed Bud Norris to a one-year deal to add some depth to their bullpen. They have yet to acquire a lights-out proven closer, meaning the team's ninth-inning role needs to be closely monitored.For Norris, he’s become a decent reliever once he began his transition to the bullpen in 2015. As a reliever, his walk rate stayed the same, while his strikeouts jumped from ~8 K/9 to 10 K/9. While the strikeouts increased, he has not seen an improvement in his ERA because he seems more hittable. Last season, he…

This week's Flash Forward focuses on the Texas Rangers' young second baseman, Rougned Odor. After playing sporadically in 2014 and 2015, Odor enjoyed a breakout season in 2016. He slashed .271/.296/.502 with 33 homers, 88 RBI and even mixed in 14 stolen bases. The 23-year-old entered the 2017 season with high expectations but didn't quite live up to them. Odor's 2017 campaign has raised some questions about the Venezuelan's future.Odor batted an unsightly .204 with 162 strikeouts last season. When taking a closer look,…

Man, I love the NBA trade deadline from a fantasy basketball standpoint. Every trade creates value, or at least, adjusts the value for a player or two. As the dust settles from Thursday's trade deadline, we see many new faces in new places including a former Boston Celtics star as a Los Angeles Laker and a whole slew of new faces surrounding LeBron James in Cleveland.This week also is a short week due to NBA all-star festivities kicking off on Friday. All teams either have one or two games this week so streaming will be…