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New York Yankees: How Rafael Soriano Has ‘Untucked’ Yankees’ Closer Situation

Mariano Rivera went down with a torn ACL, every Yankees fan (including myself) thought they were doomed. 

Many assumed David Robertson would take over the closer role, considering his dominance as the eighth-inning setup guy. When he then went down with an injury himself, the Yankees had to find another stop-gap at the end of the game. Luckily, they happened to have a 12-million-dollar, seventh-inning guy named Rafael Soriano. 

Fans were not so thrilled at first when Soriano took over the closer role. His first season in pinstripes wasn't a great one: 39 innings pitched, 2-3 record and a 4.12 ERA.

These were not numbers fans expected from a guy who had 45 saves the season before.

Obviously, they weren't expecting ...

Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - New York Yankees


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