i am thinking or using my #4 waiver spot on accardo - seems like he's a good bet to take over should ryan go down, which seems and looks likely. this is a 12 team league so the FA pool is thin. there are no minor league studs worth waiting for, as they all have been drafted. would you use this waiver spot on accardo?
c: martin 1b: butler 2b: s sizem ss: andrus 3b: e long mi: a escobar ci: of: kemp of: werth of: rios util: byrd bn: s rodrig, l mill, y escobar, c davis
SP: lee, f liri, j sanch, c bill, marcum, w davis, matusz, latos, s stras RP: pap, c perez, fuentes
I wouldn't write Ryan off just yet and it looks like Downs not Accardo is next in line.
Maine has a good swing for a pitcher but on anything that moves, he has no chance. And if it's a fastball, it has to be up in the zone. Basically, the pitcher has to hit his bat. - Mike Pelfrey
Is Downs available? Keep an eye on him. I think Ryan will be given a shot to lose the position, so you're good for at least a little bit. If he starts to crap the bed then make a play for his successor.
Jake (Michigan): Thoughts on the closer situation in Toronto? Does B.J. Ryan lose the job, and if so, does Downs get it?
Brendan Roberts: (3:50 PM ET ) Glad you asked this, Jake, because I am starting to worry about ol' BJ Ryan. For those who haven't heard, he's been topping out at 84 mph, and his coaching staff is starting to get concerned. I think back to this time a year ago, and he was bouncing back from Tommy John surgery what I felt was a little too early, and then he went on to pitch in a whopping 60 games. He takes the offseason, and comes back flat. Surprised? I'm not. ... I think Accardo is the best bet should he be pulled.
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.
I mean it could end up being Accardo but Cito Gaston said Downs is their option if Ryan continued to struggle.
Maine has a good swing for a pitcher but on anything that moves, he has no chance. And if it's a fastball, it has to be up in the zone. Basically, the pitcher has to hit his bat. - Mike Pelfrey
OK, so maybe i should use the waiver spot on him, but assuming he goes through would you pick up as a flier if you had to drop chase headley - just sits on my bench
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by dooho » Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:56 pm 
