Francisco Cordero's lousy spring continued Thursday, as he gave up three runs -- one earned -- in two-thirds of an inning against the Twins. Cordero has been more hittable all spring with his velocity down, but it was his command that was the big problem tonight. He walked two and threw a wild pitch before coming out. It's starting to become hard to believe that he's healthy.
Who's next in line in Cin?
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I assumed Burton would be ahead of Weathers. Rhodes is another guy with experience who they could turn to, though he's best suited as a lefty specialist.
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yea i thought so too but then stormy has been the closer there in the past so i wouldn't be surprised if they go with a veteran with closing experience there.
T-Bone Costanza wrote:Cordero, add yet another log onto the woodpile of the uneasy closer jobs this spring.
I'd say he is safe. Don't forget that its still ST. And even if he will suck early, Dusty will stick w Cordero for the foreseeable future. He is an established closer, and barring an injury, he will pitch better, and the Reds are paying him $12 mill/season to be their closer, for the next 3 years.
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T-Bone Costanza wrote:Cordero, add yet another log onto the woodpile of the uneasy closer jobs this spring.
I'd say he is safe. Don't forget that its still ST. And even if he will suck early, Dusty will stick w Cordero for the foreseeable future. He is an established closer, and barring an injury, he will pitch better, and the Reds are paying him $12 mill/season to be their closer, for the next 3 years.
Yeah, I would speculate he's safe now, until it gets worse. However he's no longer the lock he was before that rotoworld post, meaning that if you are drafting the possibility that he's injured now has to be hovering in your thoughts when considering Cordero.
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B.J. Ryan's fastball has been clocked as low as 84 miles per hour this spring, and the Blue Jays' closer hasn't shown much improvement. The dip in velocity is not thought to be injury-related and manager Cito Gaston is beginning to broach the idea of using another guy in the ninth inning. "I think (Ryan is) the type of guy, if he feels like he can't help us, he'll just say maybe use someone else," Gaston said Thursday. "He might not say it, but he understands." Jeremy Accardo might be the best bet to fill in, as he's done it in the past.
What you guys think? Accardo Or Scott Downs?
Also, Do you guys think Matt lindstrom is going to be ready for opening day?
B.J. Ryan's fastball has been clocked as low as 84 miles per hour this spring, and the Blue Jays' closer hasn't shown much improvement. The dip in velocity is not thought to be injury-related and manager Cito Gaston is beginning to broach the idea of using another guy in the ninth inning. "I think (Ryan is) the type of guy, if he feels like he can't help us, he'll just say maybe use someone else," Gaston said Thursday. "He might not say it, but he understands." Jeremy Accardo might be the best bet to fill in, as he's done it in the past.
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