Mike Adams was one of the best relievers in baseball, closer or not, from 2008-11. The right-hander used an array of mid-90’s four-seam fastballs as well as a cutter to break bats and rack up the strikeouts. His control was also pristine, allowing him to post strikeout-to-walk ratios in excess of five-to-one twice, in 2009 and in 2011.
