Who Will Close?

[Mookie4ever]

Who should close for the Jays next year?

I don't think that Batista should keep the job, hell I don't think that he even cares anymore.

I don't think that League is ready but we should test him out over the winter and see if he can cut it.

Are there any other options?

[Pogotheostrich]

Justin Speier seems like a good option. But I'm not convinced Batista isn't coming back.

[Big Pimpin]

What happened to Batista after the ASB, anyway? He was pretty solid beforehand, but he's been awful since. I got him in a trade and I got some saves, but I also have a 9+ERA to go along with it. Last night's little fiasco raised my ERA 0.03 points.

He's found a spot on my bench at least until I catch the guy ahead of me in saves, but he won't pitch for me again this year.

[sportsguy80]

I heard that Billy Wagner is gonna become a an UFA this season do u think the jays have a chance at signing him ?

[Pogotheostrich]

I doubt J.P. would spend his new found budget increase on a closer.

[Mookie4ever]

I don't see the Jays forking over the dough needed to land Wagner.

Speier is a possibility but I don't trust him. I much prefer him in a set up role.

I can see JP maybe giving one of the kids a chance or trying to recycle a vet and trying to get a Wickman type of pitcher.

[kimchi_chigae]

i don't trust speier either, but i think he has pitched well enough to deserve a chance. his numbers are impressive this year. last year i would pretty much turn off the tv every time he came into a game to pitch, but this season he has been surprisingly good.

i don't think league is ready to close. i wonder if they rushed him this year. i know he needs some experience at the major league level, but he's clearly not ready to pitch in the big leagues.

why not jason frasor? i like the kid. he had a terrible july, but has pitched very well since. many said he hit the wall the end of last year, but he's finishing strong this season, and he has the experience from closing in 04. didn't he convert 17 of 19 saves?

[sportsguy80]

We need a natural closer not some relief pitcher that there trying to convert into a closer. What about Brandon League he throws hard and has glasses lol like K-Rod and Gagne.

[go_jays_go]

We need a natural closer not some relief pitcher that there trying to convert into a closer. What about Brandon League he throws hard and has glasses lol like K-Rod and Gagne.

Yeah he does, but like Mookie said. He's not ready. It seems every time he comes out he give up gopher balls.

[mweir145]

What happened to Batista after the ASB, anyway? He was pretty solid beforehand, but he's been awful since. I got him in a trade and I got some saves, but I also have a 9+ERA to go along with it. Last night's little fiasco raised my ERA 0.03 points.

He's found a spot on my bench at least until I catch the guy ahead of me in saves, but he won't pitch for me again this year.

Check his 1st half and 2nd half stats over the last 5 years or so, he's always been worse in the 2nd half for whatever reason..