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agent closer market gets interesting after Jonathan Papelbon agrees to cope with Philadelphia Phillies
Four-year guarantees for pitchers are inherently risky. The Phillies,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], though,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], seemed destined to spend big money on a closer, and Papelbon deserved it as much as other people. He made four All-Star teams. He saved a lot more than 200 games. He thrown the ultimate pitch of a World Series.
Sure, it ironic the Phillies went big on another closer soon after Brad Lidge cinder-block paperweight came off the books. But it difficult to find much fault with this particular.
As luck would have it, there are about as many needy teams because there are unemployed closers. So allow the matching section of baseball offseason exam begin.
A minimum of seven clubs will consider closer upgrades this winter: the Red Sox, Reds, Marlins, Twins,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Mets, Rangers and Blue Jays.
The Padres probably belong on that list, since there a strong chance Heath Bell will return to San Diego through salary arbitration. The Orioles could eventually join absolutely free themes, too, if new gm Dan Duquette really wants to upgrade on the Kevin Gregg/Jim Johnson tandem.
So, that nine audience.
Bell continues to be a top-notch closer for quite some time and it is coming off his third straight All-Star selection. Madson, meanwhile, performed at an All-Star level while closing for many of the year; he only inherited the role this season,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but he handled the job well for any 102-win team.
Bell,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 34, and Madson, 31,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], are in their primes. The views them as closers,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and they'll sign contracts accordingly. (It will be particularly fascinating to see Madson final number,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], after his reported $44 million deal with the Phillies never found pass. The Rangers,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], seeking a closer who'll enable Neftali Feliz to move in to the rotation, are probably the interested clubs.)
Cordero deserves capital-C status, too. Yes,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], he likely to turn 37 in May. But he averaged near to 40 saves per season over the past 5 years. He coming off his lowest WHIP in a season since 2002 and that he did it while pitching 50 % of time at hitter-friendly Great American Ballpark. A minumum of one team will want him as its closer.
Now let consider a host of names who due to health,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], performance, or player movement didn close for the whole 2011 season: Jonathan Broxton, Matt Capps, Frank Francisco, Joe Nathan, Jon Rauch, and Francisco Rodriguez.
(Now the list of closers reaches nine.)
Or should you really within the mood to gamble, there are those who have faded since posting 30-save seasons over the past many years: Lidge, Fernando Rodney, and David Aardsma.
(Now the listing of closers such as the emeriti reaches 12.)
It here that the general managers and scouts will earn their keep.
K-Rod certainly deserves another opportunity to close. He performed well for the Brewers, despite expressing his misgivings about the eighth inning. His WHIP in Milwaukee for two and a half months (1.138) was actually better than what he posted with the Angels while setting the saves record in 2008. We wanting to hear the Scott Boras sales pitch.
Francisco, meanwhile,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], might be a value buy. He didn attract a lot of attention while closing for any Toronto club that fell out of contention at midseason. But he'd a 1.37 ERA and seven saves in 25 appearances following the All-Star break. He pitched a scoreless ninth inning to have a Blue Jays victory on the season final day. Finishing strongly with a proper arm counts for something about the free-agent market.
At least due to that, Francisco comes with an advantage on Rodney, who didn pitch after Sept. 12; Rauch,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], who didn pitch after Sept. 4; Broxton, who didn pitch after May 3; and Aardsma,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], who didn pitch after Sept. 19 . . . of 2010.
Lidge is really a fascinating case. His first help out a major-league game this year came on July 25. He's past arm trouble. He pitched on back-to-back days just 4 times throughout the regular season. So,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], there are some understandable injury concerns. But he also compiled single.40 ERA in 25 appearances and was a go-to reliever for manager Charlie Manuel in the postseason.
Nathan and Capps were a ninth-inning tag team for that Twins this year. Capps began the growing season because the closer and lost the job to Nathan (just back from Tommy John surgery) following the All-Star break. Neither was great within the second half, but Nathan was better than Capps.
Really, it comes down to an informed guessing game: Who going to be healthy? Who going to recover? Who willing to sign at the right price? Now that Papelbon is off the board, the free-agent footsie should end soon.相关的主题文章:
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