I did some cursory research this morning while thinking about Boggs. Here are some recently successful relievers who have had pretty sizable splits as right-handed relievers against left-handed batters:
Jose Valverde
Rafael Soriano
Joel Hanrahan
Chris Perez
In other words, you can be a closer and still have fairly big splits. Valverde, in particular, has been closing quite a while even though he's pretty much always had trouble against lefties. In other words, Mitchell Boggs has a shot at holding onto his newfound role. I don't know if that shot is a high percentage given all the other good arms the Cardinals have (Perez is a dynamo, although I'm now curious if they're going to utilize him as a multi-inning reliever because he's capable while others are not), but I'm saying there's a chance wink.gif
Jose Valverde
Rafael Soriano
Joel Hanrahan
Chris Perez
In other words, you can be a closer and still have fairly big splits. Valverde, in particular, has been closing quite a while even though he's pretty much always had trouble against lefties. In other words, Mitchell Boggs has a shot at holding onto his newfound role. I don't know if that shot is a high percentage given all the other good arms the Cardinals have (Perez is a dynamo, although I'm now curious if they're going to utilize him as a multi-inning reliever because he's capable while others are not), but I'm saying there's a chance wink.gif
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