2K17: Closer and Bullpen

[joncarlos]

Justin Wilson blows one for the Tigers. I think he'll be fine, but good lord that closer job is cursed.

[rhd]

Greg Holland w his 18th save today. W 3/4 of the season left, he already has passed FG Steamer's projection for saves in 2017.

Also, Knebel is really looking good at closer (another sv today).

[Msaint]

Seattle: Dipoto talked up Pazos a bit more than others on Sirius this morning. Hmmmm....

[chancellor]

Seattle: Dipoto talked up Pazos a bit more than others on Sirius this morning. Hmmmm....

Went and picked him up in my two daily leagues. Also, per Knebel, he does look good. Followup in the Brewers thread.

[virgonomic]

What are the long term prospects of Burdi and Pazos? Burdi was just dropped and I want to stash him. Pazos is a FA so I could put a bid on him. Thoughts?

[revo]

What are the long term prospects of Burdi and Pazos? Burdi was just dropped and I want to stash him. Pazos is a FA so I could put a bid on him. Thoughts?

DiPoto certainly talked him up in an interview the other day (EDIT -- I see this was talked about, above, lol) , making it seem he was the choice, but then Vincent got the first crack. It's probably fleeting anyway as Diaz looked good yesterday and I expect him to regain the role quickly.

[Hornsby]

DiPoto certainly talked him up in an interview the other day (EDIT -- I see this was talked about, above, lol) , making it seem he was the choice, but then Vincent got the first crack. It's probably fleeting anyway as Diaz looked good yesterday and I expect him to regain the role quickly.

Yeah (Diaz owner here), I think that Revo is correct. He wasn't rushing himself, and man, his stuff is dynamic. I'd guess that they give him 4-5 more games like that just to set the mechanics in as solidly as possible...

[revo]

DiPoto certainly talked him up in an interview the other day (EDIT -- I see this was talked about, above, lol) , making it seem he was the choice, but then Vincent got the first crack. It's probably fleeting anyway as Diaz looked good yesterday and I expect him to regain the role quickly.

Mariners manager Scott Servais confirmed Edwin Diaz is close to regaining closer duties.
Servais was impressed with his performance Friday against the White Sox (2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 Ks) but said he'd like to see one more clean outing before putting Diaz back in the ninth inning. "We'll take one more good one and see where we're at," he said. "I feel very confident that if he keeps moving in that direction, he'll be back doing the ninth inning solo and we can get back to him being our anchor." If by some miracle Diaz is still available in your league, now would be the time to go grab him.
Source: mariners.mlb.comMay 20 - 10:53 PM



LOL to the guy in my league who blew $51 of his $150 FAAB budget on Tony Zych and Nick Vincent.

[Gregg]

What are the long term prospects of Burdi and Pazos? Burdi was just dropped and I want to stash him. Pazos is a FA so I could put a bid on him. Thoughts?

I bought Pazos in my 12 team AL only keeper 5x5 for 2 bucks on 5/11.

[mjl]

although I agree with the general expectation that Washington will trade for a closer if necessary (although with nobody close to them in the NL East standings maybe there's no hurry), Glover got the 1.1 inning save today in a one-run game. Over the last week, Glover has a 0 ERA, but 5 hits in 3 innings, and everyone else has been awful (Albers 4.91, Treinen 6.00, Romero 8.31, Kelley 11.57).

[Mendoza_Line]

although I agree with the general expectation that Washington will trade for a closer if necessary (although with nobody close to them in the NL East standings maybe there's no hurry), Glover got the 1.1 inning save today in a one-run game. Over the last week, Glover has a 0 ERA, but 5 hits in 3 innings, and everyone else has been awful (Albers 4.91, Treinen 6.00, Romero 8.31, Kelley 11.57).

I feel Glover is going to be winner here, provided they dont trade?
He's available in my league.
I have Kinztler, Knebel, Brach, Norris and Bedrossian (DL).
Is Glover a safer bet than some of the below?
Most of those I expect to lose their job in coming weeks.

[The Dane]

Glover might have an edge for the job now, however, he really hasn't shown the ability to keep it. Right now, he appears to be the best of a bad bunch and I wouldn't be surprised at all if WAS made a move for a closer.

[revo]

Glover might have an edge for the job now, however, he really hasn't shown the ability to keep it. Right now, he appears to be the best of a bad bunch and I wouldn't be surprised at all if WAS made a move for a closer.

Agreed. The last thing they'd want is to blow a shot at a title over a bad closing situation.

[virgonomic]

I feel Glover is going to be winner here, provided they dont trade?
He's available in my league.
I have Kinztler, Knebel, Brach, Norris and Bedrossian (DL).
Is Glover a safer bet than some of the below?
Most of those I expect to lose their job in coming weeks.

Maybe Brach, who hasn't been great. Agree with the Dane - WAS won't go into the playoffs without upgrading at closer, so ROS I don't think Glover is better than the others you have.

[revo]

I was thinking maybe Jim Johnson to WAS would make sense, but in checking Johnson's contract, he's only getting $4.5m for this year and next year, so is there a reason why Atlanta would deal him like many expected they would?