2K19: Closer and Bullpen

[madducks]

Brewers have signed Matt Albers to a 2 year $5 million deal.

[chancellor]

Brewers have signed Matt Albers to a 2 year $5 million deal.

Hmmm...interesting move. His BABIP last year is unsustainable, but I can see him in a 6th/7th inning role.

[madducks]

Reds sign David Hernandez to a two-year $5 million deal.

[joncarlos]

How do we handicap the D-Backs situation? Bradley seems like a multi-inning guy and Boxberger like a guy who would stay healthier pitching 50 innings, 1 inning at a time. But I'm not sure that's how AZ will play it. And Hirano is the wild card.

[Sour Masher]

How do we handicap the D-Backs situation? Bradley seems like a multi-inning guy and Boxberger like a guy who would stay healthier pitching 50 innings, 1 inning at a time. But I'm not sure that's how AZ will play it. And Hirano is the wild card.

Almost all sources I!have seen seem to presume Bradley will close, but I agree it may not work out that way. Still, he is the best talent in the bullpen, so if I had to take one of them now, it would be him.

[Ken]

Almost all sources I!have seen seem to presume Bradley will close, but I agree it may not work out that way. Still, he is the best talent in the bullpen, so if I had to take one of them now, it would be him.

Skills over roles.
I like Bradley.

[revo]

Rangers signed Seung-Hwan Oh

[Sour Masher]

Rangers signed Seung-Hwan Oh

Any chance he closes?

[revo]

Any chance he closes?

Absolutely.

The incumbent is Claudio, who has all of 11 career saves and is a lefty. If he runs into a rough patch, hello Oh!

[Ken]

Ranger homer here -

It's likely he's the closer. Not much competition honestly. Bush will be trying out as a starter, Claudio was just a fill in.

Remember this is the team that likes to take re-treads and turn them into closers. Tolleson, Dyson, Bush, etc, etc.

[Gregg]

Ranger homer here -

It's likely he's the closer. Not much competition honestly. Bush will be trying out as a starter, Claudio was just a fill in.

Remember this is the team that likes to take re-treads and turn them into closers. Tolleson, Dyson, Bush, etc, etc.

Yes but can they take closers and turn them into closers?

[Ken]

Yes but can they take closers and turn them into closers?

Soria and Nathan and Gagne and Urbina all nod in unison.

[Ken]

Putting my money where my mouth is - just traded for Oh - gave up a 6th round reserve pick (the reserve draft -- after the active roster auction) in exchange for a 16th round reserve pick (i.e. very little), and I got a $2B Oh.

Keeper deadline is after the season starts. If he gets the closer job, easy keeper. If not, oh darn, my 6th round reserve pick that would have been a deep bench play just became a lotto ticket minor leaguer in the 16th instead.

[Roy Hobbs]

What's everyone's feeling today on who will be the Cubs' closer? Will they go with Morrow or Cishek, or Reed? Or will they bring in another arm for the 9th? I traded Chance Adams for Morrow because I needed another MLB ready arm, so I have a lot of interest in the Cubs bullpen.

[Hornsby]

What's everyone's feeling today on who will be the Cubs' closer? Will they go with Morrow or Cishek, or Reed? Or will they bring in another arm for the 9th? I traded Chance Adams for Morrow because I needed another MLB ready arm, so I have a lot of interest in the Cubs bullpen.

I don't think that they go with anyone who's flamed out before (Cishek), or anyone who's untried (Morrow). I look for Edwards or Wilson to get a shot, or for the Cubs to sign Holland.

They say Morrow is the guy, but based on what Maddon has done in the past, I have my doubts...