June 24, 200915 yr Extremely extremely disagree Using your best reliever in the closer spot is wasting his abilities.
June 24, 200915 yr Author The question then becomes if the manager is inept at handling a bullpen, is it not the best option to slot the best reliever as the closer to make sure the manager can't screw up games anymore than he can?
June 24, 200915 yr Author I'd agree, but my original concept of closer by committee for the Marlins was Lindstrom, Nunez, Calero, and Meyer. Lindstrom is dead to me, Calero is on the DL, Nunez is day-to-day, so the question above stands.
June 24, 200915 yr I think the other problem is, although Meyer isn't a LOOGY, it would leave Pinto as our only LH relief option
June 24, 200915 yr Author I think the other problem is, although Meyer isn't a LOOGY, it would leave Pinto as our only LH relief option The suggestion was that Meyer steps in as a stopgap until Nunez is ready, not a permanent solution.
June 24, 200915 yr If we have a 2+ run lead I'd throw Sanches out there and see how he does. 1 run lead, depending on who's available I'd use Nunez, Meyer, or Calero (if they weren't needed earlier in the game obviously)
June 24, 200915 yr I don't really believe Nunez is ready to be a closer. He has a live arm but I really think that his command isn't where it needs to be for him to assume closing duties. I also believe that he doesn't have the mental strength right now to be the closer every game.
June 24, 200915 yr Author "Closer" pff, stick this right next to batting average and Win-Loss record. This made me smile for some reason.
June 24, 200915 yr Author I don't really believe Nunez is ready to be a closer. He has a live arm but I really think that his command isn't where it needs to be for him to assume closing duties. I also believe that he doesn't have the mental strength right now to be the closer every game. Since you believe Nunez doesn't have the command to be a closer nor is mentally ready, who is your suggestion sir?
June 24, 200915 yr I don't really believe Nunez is ready to be a closer. He has a live arm but I really think that his command isn't where it needs to be for him to assume closing duties. I also believe that he doesn't have the mental strength right now to be the closer every game. Since you believe Nunez doesn't have the command to be a closer nor is mentally ready, who is your suggestion sir? Probably D: none of the above. I really don't have a suggestion. If you switch Nunez to the closer role I think that is going to wreck our bullpen. But at the same time keeping Lindstrom out there is wrecking things too. There really isn't a good answer I'm just trying to point out that if Nunez flounders in the closer role, which he looks to me like that is probable, then you've lost a good setup man and still don't have a closer. Not all setup men are born to be closers and I could really see Nunez pulling a Latroy Hawkins.
June 24, 200915 yr Closer by committee, I don't think anyone on our staff can be a consistent closer so go with the hot hand.
June 24, 200915 yr Meyer fills so many roles that it would be stupid to put him in the overrated closer's role. Lindstrom's going to be the closer. Get used to it. The fact he continues to get chances is laughable, but it's also fact. He's a guy the front office is in love with...same with Bonifacio. Get used to it.
June 24, 200915 yr I miss Todd Jones.... I Miss Robb Nen and Mike Lowell You can throw Josh Beckett in there at times as well.
June 25, 200915 yr Did you change the poll? No. That is the question I posted last night. Man, I swear that Nunez part wasn't there before... Must have been gone when I read it.
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