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Please rank these closers(WHIR)

Postby kidsilk » Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:20 pm

Mike Gonzalez
Kevin Gregg
Fernando Rodney
Rafael Soriano
Jose Valverde
Billy Wagner


These guys are FA in my league and bidding starts soon and I need to go after one. Who would you take and in what order? Thanks.
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Re: Please rank these closers(WHIR)

Postby HOOTIE » Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:38 pm

kidsilk wrote:3 Mike Gonzalez
6 Kevin Gregg
5 Fernando Rodney
4 Rafael Soriano
2 Jose Valverde
1 Billy Wagner


These guys are FA in my league and bidding starts soon and I need to go after one. Who would you take and in what order? Thanks.
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Re: Please rank these closers(WHIR)

Postby BillyHallDisciple » Mon Jan 04, 2010 8:30 pm

I agree with Hootie ...
1. B Wagner: May be 38, but still lights out.
2. Valverde (massively underrated. Not sure why he doesn't get ranked higher, just check out his numbers over the last few years. 3-year-average: 63 IP, 72 K, 2.84 ERA, 1.14 WHIP. Last year, 2.33 and 1.13).
3. M Gonzalez
4. R Soriano
5. Rodney
6. Gregg
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Re: Please rank these closers(WHIR)

Postby Wyatt Earp » Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:15 pm

Pretty much the same thoughts here:

1. B Wagner Proven lights out closer if he's healthy.
2. Valverde always seems that I'm making fun of the owner with him at draft day, but come midseason I'm wishing he was on my squad after my closers don't pan out or go down with an injury
3. R Soriano, but I've been a fan of his hype forever it seems
4. M Gonzalez
5. Rodney
6. Gregg
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Re: Please rank these closers(WHIR)

Postby B-Chad » Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:46 pm

1-Valverde
2- Wagner
3- Gonzalez
4- Soriano






5- Gregg
6- Rodney

Gregg and Rodney stand a good shot not to close. Gonzalez and Soriano have injury risk attached (Gonzalez threw a ton of innings last year in relation to anything he's ever done, and well Soriano is hurt every year). Valverde doesn't have a home, but no one is going to fork up draft pick compenastion for him to be a setup man IMO. Wagner is very good, and he is pitching in the NL East, which is a far easier task then pitching in the AL-East.
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Re: Please rank these closers(WHIR)

Postby Orionwest » Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:50 pm

Rafael Soriano
Jose Valverde
Mike Gonzalez
Billy Wagner
Fernando Rodney
Kevin Gregg
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Re: Please rank these closers(WHIR)

Postby chargerss24 » Mon Jan 04, 2010 10:39 pm

B-Chad wrote:1-Valverde
2- Wagner
3- Gonzalez
4- Soriano






5- Gregg
6- Rodney



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Re: Please rank these closers(WHIR)

Postby ensanimal » Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:33 am

B-Chad wrote:1-Valverde
2- Wagner
3- Gonzalez
4- Soriano






5- Gregg
6- Rodney

Gregg and Rodney stand a good shot not to close. Gonzalez and Soriano have injury risk attached (Gonzalez threw a ton of innings last year in relation to anything he's ever done, and well Soriano is hurt every year). Valverde doesn't have a home, but no one is going to fork up draft pick compenastion for him to be a setup man IMO. Wagner is very good, and he is pitching in the NL East, which is a far easier task then pitching in the AL-East.



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