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I have to admit to being very in-experienced at the use of R1's.

However, the shortage of quality lefty RP's keeps me gazing at Scott Eyre. $4.64 mil is a lot of Dablooms to spend however, and I'm wonderring how many innings I might be able to coax out of him?

My thinking would be to team him in a bullpen consisting of:

R1/C6 closer;
Eyre;
R2 reliever ($2.00-$3.00 mil range);
R2 mop-up guy (sub $1 mil).

Settings would be:

a) R1/C6 @ "slow hook", "closer both ways", "do not enter before 8th";

b) Eyre @ "slow hook", "set-up both ways", "do not enter before 6th" (or 7th?)

Any ideas or suggestions on this would be appreciated.

After 123 games I've gotten 97 innings, his stats are a bit sucky (ERA over 5.0) but it's a themed league. I think he's cool to go 2 innings.

The bully you mentioned looks OK (W/O knowing park or rotation) perhaps I'd consider a spec. most likely a hard xR cheapie to spot around.

I have had good runs with R1s, never one of my main concerns unless the R1 has BPHRs on higher prob slots.

For got to mention the other time I used Eyre:

Coors 88 ip 1.30 Whip. 2.34 ERA Opp Avg .222

Fultz was main setup and Turnbow closer in that team.

Thanks C2... I'll give him a shot.

wasn't too hot on him in my only time using him:

http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/2006/team/team_other.html?user_id=279

100 mil leauge, but he had more than enough help in the pen with Heilman, Street, Seanez + some cheapies.