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1. This wasn't a rebuttal. ;- ) It was a 'think tank' type development of a valuable kibitz.
2. It IS better to use Farquhar in the 9th. (And it's often good to use your closer when BEHIND by one run.) If you're talking about a one-game outcome.
3. There are compelling long-term reasons that MAY override the short-term gains of using a $10M closer in erratic circumstances. These long-term arguments dominate front-office thinking, although I don't know that I buy them.
4. It's weird that Farquhar should be viewed as a $10M closer.