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Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat
An easy way to inflate a pitcher's value is to have him as a closer, particularly if you do protect him by not putting him in those difficult 8th inning situations. I wouldn't be surprised if he brought in a veteran reliever, plugged him in as a closer with an eye to moving him at some point during the season.
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That happened this past season, the Jays have too much young pitching depth to bring in stop-gaps.
I could name five potential closers from their prospect pool alone.
From
http://thesouthpawbaseball.blogspot.com/:
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I'd assume the closer candidates are Purcey (based on pedigree), Camp (based on effectiveness), Roenicke (based on scouting reports of "stuff") and possibly Buchholz as a dark horse. There's a nonzero chance that they might surprise us and give Zep a chance at that role too, but there's been not so much as a whisper about it from the press. I would add to this conversation the observation that before his injury, Casey Janssen finished 21 games, collected 6 saves and had a very low ERA. His supporting stats were much better this year than they were in 2007, and it's not inconceivable he could be a candidate as well - it's at least as realistic as Camp getting the job.
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