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Talk about blasts from the past, to finish the piece echoing Ayala totally woke me from my normal reading "state of mind". Riveting post as is, ending on the Ayala tip is brilliant; like a dip in Chelan in late July. I found Pagan mostly watchable in his late-inning role; he struggled occasionally, but was mostly adequate shutting teams down or holding leads. I recall his first 5-6 outings mostly run-free and eye-opening. I agree he still must prove he's more closer material than middle-innings runs holder. I pray he never devolves into an Ayala- esque blown-saves leader.