2009 FBS Breakout Player: Matt Capps

Team: Pittsburgh Pirates

Throws: Right

Position: RP (Closer)
Matt Capps was born a closer. He has the mentality for the job and the stuff. He throws a hard fastball, and a great breaking ball. Last season was suppose to be Capps breakout season, but a arm injury shortened his season with only 49 appearances. He finished the season strong and with 21 saves. One secret of getting good closers is getting guys on bad teams. Every team will win at least 60-70 games, and the bad teams barely win games. The risk of taking closers on a bad team is they could be traded. However we don't think the Pirates would trade Capps, but instead trade Grabow who is a free agent next year. We expect Matt to stay healthy and to get allot more saves then last season. Overall, we expect all his stats to improve in 2009.

The True Guru Projections: 2.35 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 64 Ks, 3 Wins, 36 Saves

We feel he will achieve these projections through our formula based on our secret formula of 11 herbs and spices (its locked at Fort Knox). Of course we are assuming he stays relatively healthy for the entire season.
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