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Just out of curiosity, I took a look at numbers for expensive R1 relievers in an ongoing franchise theme league where a lot of them have been getting used:
Wetteland, John (1997) R R1 4 6 38 8 97.1 73 27 25 35 79 10 -2 0 3 3WR 2.31 1.11
Rogers Center
Nathan, Joe (2006) R R1 3 11 24 17 119.1 120 65 54 38 145 20 -1 0 10 1WR 4.07
Griffith 24
Gagne, Eric (2003) R R1 9 7 20 3 80.2 55 30 27 30 125 13 -3 0 5 1WR 3.01 1.05
Ebbets 20
Papelbon, Jonathan (2006) R R1 8 9 14 8 129.0 120 57 53 44 116 28 0 0 7 1WR 3.70 1.27
Fenway 57
Smoltz, John (2003) R R1 15 10 29 5 104.2 90 45 45 38 112 13 -4 0 7 1WR 3.87 1.22
South End 11
All of them at 100 mil. Only the Smoltz team managed a winning record, at 83-79.
I think it's a matter of asset allocation. These pitchers cost too much money for not very many innings, sucking up $$$ that could be spent elsewhere.