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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
WS winning White Sox had Bobby Jenks, taken off the scrap heap as their closer. The Atlanta Braves (last season) didn't have a bullpen. There is 2/8 who made the playoffs last season. The others had assloads of cash.
This season, the best team in MLB doesn't have a good closer!
The reason those teams have closers is because they can afford them. They are also the teams with the highest payrolls in all of MLB. They can afford Mo Rivera.
I'd love to make it so we never blow another game, but that 10 million dollars is better spent on a starter who can give you 7 innings every 5th day and give you a chance to win in our current situation. Especially when you have a contingency plan who can do a cost effective job for you, and really, will not impact nearly as much as you think.
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OK but Jenks is still a legitimate closer. He may have been taken off the heap but he does the job. The Jays tried that for years trying out guys like Darryl Hall, Aquino Lopez, Jason Frasor, Cliff Politte and so on, hoping one of them could step into the role and it never happened.
We will probably have to agree to disagree.