RELIEVERS: Non-closer targets and risk

This week, the column highlights four groups of relievers: 1) AL relievers worth speculation; 2) NL relievers worth speculation; 3) AL relievers who are intriguing but risky; and of course 4) NL relievers who are intriguing but risky. Let's start with AL relievers worth speculation:

AL                   Sv IP xERA WHIP  Dom  Cmd HR/9 BPV  $
===================  == == ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== === ===
M.Barnes (BOS)        3 22 3.09 1.23 13.5  2.8  0.8 136   1
J.Karinchak (CLE)     2 22 3.54 1.27 12.7  2.4  0.8 107  -6
A.Adams (SEA)         2 22 3.16 1.23 11.9  2.9  0.8 134  -4
D.Castillo (TAM)      4 24 3.28 1.13 10.5  3.5  0.8 139   0
R.Montero (TEX)       3 22 3.88 1.18  9.4  2.9  1.2 102  -2

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