Is Lidge Ever Gonna Close??

[acsguitar]

Just wondering if anyone has any incite on Lidge and if hes gonna take Dotels job??

His stats are very nice and I might try to grab him in a glavine for ortiz trade

[Pablo975]

There was an earlier thread about this. Lidge will probably not close this year.....but he might close next week for all anyone knows because:

1) It's impossible to know if Dotel will become dominant as the closer or blow up.

2) Jimy Williams is crazy.

Either way, he puts up stud numbers, even as a middle relief guy. Get him.

[DMXdawg]

Why are you guys hating Dotel? The reason he blew that save was b/c 1) Berkman dropped that double
2) Dumb Jimy made him pitch 2 innings and 46 pitches the day before. If any of you haters actually watched the cubs ame, he didn't have much pop at all.

Lidge will not close. He's a setup man.

[phunkadelic]

Everyone was asking the same thing about Dotel a couple of years ago. Now Wagner is an elite closer.

Dotel's career K/BB ratio: 2.8:1
Lidge's career K/BB ratio: 2.7:1

Both awesome ratios.

Even though Lidge is tearing it up this year, I don't see Dotel losing his job. He is the better pitcher (not to mentioned how disgruntled he'd be if they yanked him).

[LBJackal]

Lidge will not close. He's a setup man.

And so is K-Rod, right?

How can you say Lidge will never close? Both him and Dotel are in the same boat as far as I'm concerned: great setup-men with tons of K's. I'm sure everybody was saying Dotel will never be a closer, until it happened this year.........if Dotel falters, I can see Lidge getting a shot at closing. Great setup men don't always translate into great closers, so I don't see why they wouldn't give both of them a shot if Dotel hits a few rough spots. Especially with as good as Lidge has been.

[GucciBaseballs]

Lidge will not close. He's a setup man.

And so is K-Rod, right?

How can you say Lidge will never close? Both him and Dotel are in the same boat as far as I'm concerned: great setup-men with tons of K's. I'm sure everybody was saying Dotel will never be a closer, until it happened this year.........if Dotel falters, I can see Lidge getting a shot at closing. Great setup men don't always translate into great closers, so I don't see why they wouldn't give both of them a shot if Dotel hits a few rough spots. Especially with as good as Lidge has been.

Not to mention undoubtedly, when Lidge is a free agent he will jump ship for a nice contract to close for another club

[mikcou]

Lidge will not close. He's a setup man.

And so is K-Rod, right?

How can you say Lidge will never close? Both him and Dotel are in the same boat as far as I'm concerned: great setup-men with tons of K's. I'm sure everybody was saying Dotel will never be a closer, until it happened this year.........if Dotel falters, I can see Lidge getting a shot at closing. Great setup men don't always translate into great closers, so I don't see why they wouldn't give both of them a shot if Dotel hits a few rough spots. Especially with as good as Lidge has been.

true if Dotel goes through a ruff spot lidge will probably get the call to close

[G-Man]

true if Dotel goes through a ruff spot lidge will probably get the call to close

I'd say right now qualifies as a "ruff spot"....

[Pedantic]

true if Dotel goes through a ruff spot lidge will probably get the call to close

I'd say right now qualifies as a "ruff spot"....

How does now qualify as a rough spot? He has a 3.13 ERA with 13.07 K/9 and 3.29 K/BB, as well as a .216 BAA. I'll bet most relievers in the Majors wish they had "rough spots" like these.

[KolbSaves]

and even better numbers in the last month