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Janssen named new closer
Posted: Wed May 9, 2012 6:59 pm
by Attonitus
Coco is out, our prayers have been answered
Re: Janssen named new closer
Posted: Wed May 9, 2012 7:01 pm
by Graham's Cracker
Is CoCo DFA'd or has he just been demoted as the interim closer?
Re: Janssen named new closer
Posted: Wed May 9, 2012 7:02 pm
by Attonitus
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/blog/eye-o ... -new-close Still with the team just not closer I beleive
I thought it would have been Frasor but I guess they already learned their lesson there, Santos is still at least a few weeks away, hopefully CJ can handle it
Re: Janssen named new closer
Posted: Wed May 9, 2012 7:09 pm
by Wally West
Why not call up Chad Beck? Kid's stuff should be able to survive the 9th inning role until Santos is off of the DL. I'm kinda worried about Jansen closing as well.
Re: Janssen named new closer
Posted: Wed May 9, 2012 7:31 pm
by Nolan
Well he can't be much worse than Cordero.
Re: Janssen named new closer
Posted: Wed May 9, 2012 7:35 pm
by pharring
It's the right call. CJ has a mess of pitches, which works well in short stints. Other one I would have considered is Perez, but he's so good I'd rather have him available for long relief or spot starts.
Re: Janssen named new closer
Posted: Wed May 9, 2012 8:20 pm
by Attonitus
pharring wrote:It's the right call. CJ has a mess of pitches, which works well in short stints. Other one I would have considered is Perez, but he's so good I'd rather have him available for long relief or spot starts.
I hadn't really considered Perez because of his lack of experience but the more I think about it, I could see him as a guy who could break out in that pressure role. I doubt he got much consideration but he has higher potential than Janssen or Frasor but I guess with the team trying to diminish risk in the bullpen it would have been a pretty questionable.
Re: Janssen named new closer
Posted: Wed May 9, 2012 10:23 pm
by kwamebargnani
Should have happened three weeks ago.
Re: Janssen named new closer
Posted: Wed May 9, 2012 10:25 pm
by Randle McMurphy
Yesterday's loss was apparently well worth it. Janssen will be more than fine in this role, I'm sure. He's been the best reliever on the team since 2010.
Re: Janssen named new closer
Posted: Wed May 9, 2012 11:04 pm
by Ramako
This move, and dropping of Lind in the lineup, has reignited my desire to watch every Jays game.
Re: Janssen named new closer
Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 6:37 am
by dballislife
Ramako wrote:This move, and dropping of Lind in the lineup, has reignited my desire to watch every Jays game.
only cost us about 5 wins to realize it