Big_Rob Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Gregg, Lindstrom, & Nolasco should be on the list. And I stand by the opinion that Tank does what he does too good to be moved to another role. We should, if no other group of fans, be well enough aware of how much harder it is to find a reliable setup man than a good closer. The Lindstroms, Owens, and Greggs of the world have a much better shot (IMO) of filling Borowski's shoes than they do Tanks. Just my opinion. Gregg has no chance to close. Lindstrom is a very long shot although should probably be added. Nolasco could have been added but at this point, with Sanchez and Johnson being somewhat injured- he will remain in the rotation. Nolasco isn't a RP at this point. Beinfest has told Nolasco that barring a major acquisition, he's the closer. Not sure how that would end up if JJ and Anibal are not in the rotation to start the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSwift25 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Depends on how Freddi works the pitchers, if he's got a quick hook I want Tank to be the fireman. If he's a 7 or 8 inning from the starter guy, give it to Tank. Basically, since I think he's going to be modeled after Cox and live and die with his starters, I say go with Tank at closer, Pinto as a LOOGY/set-up and whoever has a better spring from Owens/Lindstrom/Garcia as the primary set-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDon Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Nolasco He should at least be given a shot. If he stinks up the place then try someone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildMarlinMan2003 Posted January 31, 2007 Author Share Posted January 31, 2007 Gregg, Lindstrom, & Nolasco should be on the list. And I stand by the opinion that Tank does what he does too good to be moved to another role. We should, if no other group of fans, be well enough aware of how much harder it is to find a reliable setup man than a good closer. The Lindstroms, Owens, and Greggs of the world have a much better shot (IMO) of filling Borowski's shoes than they do Tanks. Just my opinion. Gregg has no chance to close. Lindstrom is a very long shot although should probably be added. Nolasco could have been added but at this point, with Sanchez and Johnson being somewhat injured- he will remain in the rotation. Nolasco isn't a RP at this point. Beinfest has told Nolasco that barring a major acquisition, he's the closer. Not sure how that would end up if JJ and Anibal are not in the rotation to start the season. Beinfest told Nolasco that? haha when? link? It was just an idea floated around with no substance anymore after the injuries. Please show me a link where Nolasco went to Beinfest's house and they had a cup of coffee to discuss the closer position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSwift25 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Gregg, Lindstrom, & Nolasco should be on the list. And I stand by the opinion that Tank does what he does too good to be moved to another role. We should, if no other group of fans, be well enough aware of how much harder it is to find a reliable setup man than a good closer. The Lindstroms, Owens, and Greggs of the world have a much better shot (IMO) of filling Borowski's shoes than they do Tanks. Just my opinion. Gregg has no chance to close. Lindstrom is a very long shot although should probably be added. Nolasco could have been added but at this point, with Sanchez and Johnson being somewhat injured- he will remain in the rotation. Nolasco isn't a RP at this point. Beinfest has told Nolasco that barring a major acquisition, he's the closer. Not sure how that would end up if JJ and Anibal are not in the rotation to start the season. And, if true, I think Ricky has a very long fruitful career as a closer. I've been calling for it since last season, and Girardi in the offseason on Mike and the Mad Dog said that he felt Nolasco would make a ++ closer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Rob Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Gregg, Lindstrom, & Nolasco should be on the list. And I stand by the opinion that Tank does what he does too good to be moved to another role. We should, if no other group of fans, be well enough aware of how much harder it is to find a reliable setup man than a good closer. The Lindstroms, Owens, and Greggs of the world have a much better shot (IMO) of filling Borowski's shoes than they do Tanks. Just my opinion. Gregg has no chance to close. Lindstrom is a very long shot although should probably be added. Nolasco could have been added but at this point, with Sanchez and Johnson being somewhat injured- he will remain in the rotation. Nolasco isn't a RP at this point. Beinfest has told Nolasco that barring a major acquisition, he's the closer. Not sure how that would end up if JJ and Anibal are not in the rotation to start the season. Beinfest told Nolasco that? haha when? link? It was just an idea floated around with no substance anymore after the injuries. Please show me a link where Nolasco went to Beinfest's house and they had a cup of coffee to discuss the closer position. I can't really provide a link to a personal conversation. It was word of mouth between the two of us. It wasn't a cup of coffee thing, it was more of an agent talking to a GM and then letting his player know what the deal is with all of the speculation. If you want to call BS, feel free, won't hurt my feelings any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlins2003 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 There's nothing secret about front office consideration of Nolasco as closer, in fact as far back as early December Kranitz was talking publically about about it when he won ML Coach of the Year, and not as something new but as something already under consideration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Altamonte Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 It has been floating around awhile just about since the end of the season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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