Any new possible closers next year???

[Havok1517]

Anyobdy think players such as Mota, Ryan, FRod, RWagner, or Soriano wil close next year? Just wondering if anybody has heard anything....

[Lofunzo]

I can definitely see K-Rod closing next year but I need to wait for the FA signings to see who is closing where.

[swingaway]

Soriano will proable start in 2005 since moyer is likely to retire get realeased or traded.

[LBJackal]

Didn't Soriano have TJ surgery? He won't be doing much of anything in 2005.

And yeah, other than K-Rod, we'll have to wait to see who will be closing for certain teams in 2005. I think the Jays are sticking with Batista though...... we're too cheap to go and get a real closer.

[hybrid]

Yeah Soriano will be rehabing most all of next year from TJ surgery, no closing for him.

[Lofunzo]

Didn't Soriano have TJ surgery? He won't be doing much of anything in 2005.

And yeah, other than K-Rod, we'll have to wait to see who will be closing for certain teams in 2005. I think the Jays are sticking with Batista though...... we're too cheap to go and get a real closer.

If your team is cheap, why not just start Batista and give Frasor another chance next year??

[Registered_Guest]

Good possibility Mota is. Only I way I don't is if Troy Percival goes real cheap. Even if Mota is far superior, I'm sure McKeon would go with the guy with closer experience.

[LBJackal]

Didn't Soriano have TJ surgery? He won't be doing much of anything in 2005.

And yeah, other than K-Rod, we'll have to wait to see who will be closing for certain teams in 2005. I think the Jays are sticking with Batista though...... we're too cheap to go and get a real closer.

If your team is cheap, why not just start Batista and give Frasor another chance next year??

I said they were cheap, I didn't say they were smart

I'd like to see Batista remain a SP too. We have so many young arms to turn into closers (Speier, Nakamura, Chulk, Frasor) that it seems ridiculous to remove one of our best starters from the rotation. Granted, he isn't a good starter, but outside of Lilly and Halladay, he's the guy I'd want on the mound.

[Havok1517]

LBjackel, isn't Leauge(Sept. call-up) the closer of the future for Toronto????

[Lofunzo]

LBjackel, isn't Leauge(Sept. call-up) the closer of the future for Toronto????

Apparently not if they're going through all of this with Batista.