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Limp Ditka
Footballguy
Remember it too.... don't have the link though.
NY/NJMFDIVER
Footballguy
Oh Yes!
Footballguy
not sure if its still around. something like closerblog or something?
Eephus
Footballguy
A couple of other fantasy baseball forums have pinned threads dealing with the subject.
The Bullpen
Fantasy Baseball Cafe
The Bullpen
Fantasy Baseball Cafe
pantagrapher
Footballguy
hooter311
Footballguy
In season, I check 
Mike Shanahan Fan
Footballguy
Scott Downs, kids. Scott Downs.
Spartans Rule
Footballguy
My favorite closer resource as well.Tremendous asset.
In season, I check 
Hoss_Cartwright
Footballguy
MLB Headlines
Mariners' Morrow says he's going to close
Brandon Morrow told the Seattle Times on Sunday that he plans to be a full-time closer, both this season and in future years.
Mar. 29 - 2:10 pm et
Mariners' Morrow says he's going to close
Brandon Morrow told the Seattle Times on Sunday that he plans to be a full-time closer, both this season and in future years.
Mar. 29 - 2:10 pm et
Limp Ditka
Footballguy
Eephus
Footballguy
Josh Fields (the other one, not the White Sox 3B) might have something to say about that in future years.
ceo3west
Footballguy
Link?
Hoss_Cartwright
Footballguy
Nope, he was a waste of a draft pick. Fields = future setup guy as long as Morrow is healthy.
Shermanator
Footballguy
Just completed my draft an hour ago. And much to my dismay, my #2 closer was replaced today. Marmol.
Crossing my fingers that Marmol claims the closer spot sooner than later this season. But for now here is my question for you guys.
Available free agents on the waiver right now are Manuel Corpas, and Scott Downs. Which one would be the better waiver claim to (at least) start the season?
Crossing my fingers that Marmol claims the closer spot sooner than later this season. But for now here is my question for you guys.
Available free agents on the waiver right now are Manuel Corpas, and Scott Downs. Which one would be the better waiver claim to (at least) start the season?
Oh Yes!
Footballguy
corpas for sure
Shermanator
Footballguy
Your opinion is much appreciated. Thanks
Eephus
Footballguy
That's a lot of confidence in a guy who's wild, hurt and has 10 career SVs. Fields' command is as shaky as Morrow's and the track record of college closers isn't great, but Fields had a 0.37 ERA last year.I think front line SPs are more valuable than any RP so it's too bad Morrow can't fill that role. If he can stick as SEA closer all year, he should provide decent Ks but average ratio and ERA. The Mariners won't win many games but that doesn't necessarily their bullpen won't rack up SVs.Hoss_Cartwright said:
EZD222
Footballguy
Same can be said for Jason Motte. I think he's a lock for the Cardinals job.
Mike Shanahan Fan
Footballguy
Agreed. Corpas is leading an open competition, Downs is just educated speculation.Ranking of some of the guys mentioned in here:MorrowMotteGreggCorpasDownsVillanueva
Statorama
Footballguy
Motte's looked great in the spring. If it comes down to who did best in camp, it's Motte's job.
MAC_32
Footballguy
How's the shoulder coming along? Healthy, he's the backup, but unhealthy it's...Accardo?
pollardsvision
Footballguy
another guy to consider very, very late is leo nunez. lindstrom's injury doesn't sound too serious, but you never know if these things will linger. nunez appears to be the guy most likely to benefit should lindstrom miss time.
i got him last night in the 32nd round which isn't bad for a guy with a shot to be an opening day closer when his main competition is banged up and unproven.
i got him last night in the 32nd round which isn't bad for a guy with a shot to be an opening day closer when his main competition is banged up and unproven.
pantagrapher
Footballguy
32 rounds? That's hard core.
Statorama
Footballguy
pollardsvision
Footballguy
it's only a 10-team league and the guys in the league would rather have massive rosters/lineups than have alot of really good players out on the wire.32 rounds? That's hard core.
Mike Shanahan Fan
Footballguy
Chris Perez got optioned. Looks like Motte is the man for sure.
Hoss_Cartwright
Footballguy
Ryan pitches rocky eighth in Toronto lossPreview | Box Score | Recap
30 minutes ago
AP - Mar 30, 12:31 pm EDT 1 of 18 MLB Gallery DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP)—Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston expressed concern about closer B.J. Ryan after he pitched a shaky eighth inning in Toronto’s 3-1 loss to the New York Yankees on Monday.
Ryan gave up one run and two hits, including Angel Berroa’s RBI double to left-center. The left-hander, who skipped the World Baseball Classic to work on his mechanics, has a 9.00 ERA this spring.
Gaston said he might consider making Scott Downs the closer and putting Ryan “somewhere else for a while and go from there.” He said he wants to see how Ryan does in his final two spring appearances.
“I haven’t checked the velocity yet,” Gaston said, “but it looked like it might have been down today. So there are still some concerns about him.”
Ryan said he’s moving in the right direction.
“The runs are just (from) pitching behind,” he said. “Pitch behind in counts and you get in predictable counts. Aside from that there were some good things that came out of today.”
Andy Pettitte worked 6 2-3 innings for the Yankees, allowing one run and five hits. The left-hander struck out seven and walked none.
New York Yankees outfielder Jo…
AP - Mar 30, 5:43 pm EDT
“He was exceptional today, threw all his pitches,” manager Joe Girardi said. “His curveball was good, changeup was good, he located his fastball well. That’s about as good as it gets.”
Rookie left-hander David Purcey went six innings for Toronto, yielding a run and two hits. He walked five and struck out two.
“He started the game off a little rough,” Gaston said, “but I thought he threw the ball real well. His whole thing is control. If he goes out there and throws strikes he usually pitches a good ballgame.”
30 minutes ago
AP - Mar 30, 12:31 pm EDT 1 of 18 MLB Gallery DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP)—Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston expressed concern about closer B.J. Ryan after he pitched a shaky eighth inning in Toronto’s 3-1 loss to the New York Yankees on Monday.
Ryan gave up one run and two hits, including Angel Berroa’s RBI double to left-center. The left-hander, who skipped the World Baseball Classic to work on his mechanics, has a 9.00 ERA this spring.
Gaston said he might consider making Scott Downs the closer and putting Ryan “somewhere else for a while and go from there.” He said he wants to see how Ryan does in his final two spring appearances.
“I haven’t checked the velocity yet,” Gaston said, “but it looked like it might have been down today. So there are still some concerns about him.”
Ryan said he’s moving in the right direction.
“The runs are just (from) pitching behind,” he said. “Pitch behind in counts and you get in predictable counts. Aside from that there were some good things that came out of today.”
Andy Pettitte worked 6 2-3 innings for the Yankees, allowing one run and five hits. The left-hander struck out seven and walked none.
New York Yankees outfielder Jo…
AP - Mar 30, 5:43 pm EDT
“He was exceptional today, threw all his pitches,” manager Joe Girardi said. “His curveball was good, changeup was good, he located his fastball well. That’s about as good as it gets.”
Rookie left-hander David Purcey went six innings for Toronto, yielding a run and two hits. He walked five and struck out two.
“He started the game off a little rough,” Gaston said, “but I thought he threw the ball real well. His whole thing is control. If he goes out there and throws strikes he usually pitches a good ballgame.”
Eephus
Footballguy
Or Ryan Franklin or Josh Kinney or
Eckersley still looks like he can bring it.
Hoss_Cartwright
Footballguy
Here's a guy to have as a future closer, and that may come sooner than you think. Lyon sucks, and Rodney is better suited for anything other than closing. Yes, if they will put up with Todd Jones, then they will put up with a bad Lyon, but.........
Ryan Perry-R- Tigers Mar. 29 - 10:02 am et
Tigers manager Jim Leyland admitted to being impressed with 2008 first-round pick Ryan Perry on Saturday.
Perry is working with a 0.93 ERA this spring and appears likely to make the Tigers' final roster. "I've been very impressed with his non-shakability," Leyland said. "He also threw some nasty sliders. That's electric stuff."
Source: MLive.com
Ryan Perry-R- Tigers Mar. 29 - 10:02 am et
Tigers manager Jim Leyland admitted to being impressed with 2008 first-round pick Ryan Perry on Saturday.
Perry is working with a 0.93 ERA this spring and appears likely to make the Tigers' final roster. "I've been very impressed with his non-shakability," Leyland said. "He also threw some nasty sliders. That's electric stuff."
Source: MLive.com
E-A-G-L-E-S
Footballguy
What is the Ray closer situation? Is Percival still the guy? I know he'll probably last 2 weeks before injury if he is. Is Dan Wheeler next in line
Hoss_Cartwright
Footballguy
Joey Devine-R- Athletics Mar. 30 - 7:34 pm et
Joey Devine failed to complete his scheduled inning Monday and said afterwards that his elbow "didn't feel quite right."
Devine didn't have his usual velocity today, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, so it appears rather likely that he's DL bound. That would leave Brad Ziegler with all of the save opportunities in Oakland. Barring a late pickup, Andrew Bailey could win a spot in the bullpen.
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Joey Devine failed to complete his scheduled inning Monday and said afterwards that his elbow "didn't feel quite right."
Devine didn't have his usual velocity today, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, so it appears rather likely that he's DL bound. That would leave Brad Ziegler with all of the save opportunities in Oakland. Barring a late pickup, Andrew Bailey could win a spot in the bullpen.
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Mike Shanahan Fan
Footballguy
Can we get this thread pinned?
Onions
Footballguy
Doesn't strike out many hitters? I think you're mistaken...He's averaged a 11.34 K/9 over the course of his minor league career. That's an excellent number.In three minor league seasons, here are his combined numbers (He throws 95-98 MPH):Hoss_Cartwright said:
9-5, 3.55 ERA, 1.17 WHIP.
180.2 IP, 113 H, 98 BB, 227 K, 11.34 K/9.
His arm is electric, and if he refines his control a
little bit, he's going to be a pretty good big league closer
Oh Yes!
Footballguy
after percy i think its a toss-up between wheeler and balfour, wih the edge to wheeler...
Oh Yes!
Footballguy
i wasnt exactly excited to see the cubs get rid of this kid....
pollardsvision
Footballguy
yeah, it's hard to tell what they'll do when/if percival falters, but i'd guess wheeler gets the first shot. i think they trust wheeler just enough to leave howell and balfour in more flexible, more useful roles, ala carlos marmol. howell and balfour are just too useful getting the rays out of those big 6-8th inning jams and i assume they'd much rather leave the closing to wheeler as long as he can handle it.
ceo3west
Footballguy
I've been hearing Isringhausen will be the guy if Percival goes down.
Hoss_Cartwright
Footballguy
Oops, my bad. I thought you were talking about Nunez.
Hoss_Cartwright
Footballguy
MLB Headlines
Report: Joey Devine to see Dr. Andrews
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Joey Devine is scheduled to have his sore elbow examined next week by Dr. James Andrews.
The newspaper notes that Devine is expected to miss at least the first few weeks of the season, but obviously a trip to see Dr. Andrews is cause for much greater concern. Brad Ziegler is now the favorite for early season saves in Oakland, with Santiago Casilla likely backing him up as a ninth-inning alternative. Mar. 31 - 1:47 pm et
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Report: Joey Devine to see Dr. Andrews
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Joey Devine is scheduled to have his sore elbow examined next week by Dr. James Andrews.
The newspaper notes that Devine is expected to miss at least the first few weeks of the season, but obviously a trip to see Dr. Andrews is cause for much greater concern. Brad Ziegler is now the favorite for early season saves in Oakland, with Santiago Casilla likely backing him up as a ninth-inning alternative. Mar. 31 - 1:47 pm et
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Da Guru
Fair & Balanced
Anytime a pitcher and Dr. Andrews are mentioned in the same breath it is not good.
Hoss_Cartwright
Footballguy
He might as well be Dr. Kevorkian.
Onions
Footballguy
No worries.You are 100% correct about Nunez...He might get a chance at some saves, but doesn't have much upside.
pollardsvision
Footballguy
ESPN just announced that fernando rodney, not brandon lyon, has been announced as the tigers' opening day closer.
from ESPN, via rotowire (i think):
Rodney has been named the Opening Day closer, though not necessarily the full-time closer, the Detroit Free Press reports.
Spin: Brandon Lyon, Ryan Perry and Joel Zumaya could also see save opportunities during the season. "Does that mean he's going to come in every time? I don't know that," manager Jim Leyland said. "I wouldn't make a big deal that I named Fernando Rodney the closer, because I really haven't. But he's going to close that first game, hopefully. I think Fernando Rodney is in the best shape he's been in since I've been here ... I think he's throwing the ball extremely well. He's healthy. I think he'll have a good year. His control's better."
from ESPN, via rotowire (i think):
Rodney has been named the Opening Day closer, though not necessarily the full-time closer, the Detroit Free Press reports.
Spin: Brandon Lyon, Ryan Perry and Joel Zumaya could also see save opportunities during the season. "Does that mean he's going to come in every time? I don't know that," manager Jim Leyland said. "I wouldn't make a big deal that I named Fernando Rodney the closer, because I really haven't. But he's going to close that first game, hopefully. I think Fernando Rodney is in the best shape he's been in since I've been here ... I think he's throwing the ball extremely well. He's healthy. I think he'll have a good year. His control's better."
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