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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
So I take it Pompey had a less than stellar pre-seaon?
Or is it just better to get the young guy more playing time at AAA, same as Ceciliani?
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Wasn't Pompey sent down to the minor league camp mid-way through spring training? As in he didn't even make the normal spring training roster? That sounds to me like he won't be MLB ready any time soon if he can't even stay on the regular spring training roster.
I think people make too big a deal over the "closer" role. Storen and Osuna are the 8 / 9th inning guys. Does it really matter who pitches in which inning? Realistically, I view the 8th and the 9th almost the same, and which one is more difficult to pitch in will depend on what part of the order they face. If Storen faces 5,6,7, and then Osuna takes on 8,9,1 - which inning was more important? Anyway, long story short, I don't care who is deemed "closer", but I enjoy having both those guys at the back-end of the bullpen.