With both the Cardinals and Brewers going to a closer by committee approach (no assigned roles), what happens if it works? What if teams using their best pitchers in high leverage situations actually turns out to be a winning strategy? While I don't think Win Probability Added (WPA) is a good way to evaluate talent, I do think it's a great way to determine when to deploy pitching talent. If La Russa and Yost go into post game press conferences with, "I used X in the seventh because that was when our opponent had the highest probability of winning the game," it will give reporters plenty of food for thought.
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