Chan Ho Park A Closer Candidate?

its worth a try

Perez gives up too many HRs to be a closer. Prior has the stuff; too bad he has the body of a 14 year old girl.

The Sox may be getting desperate for a closer, but not Chan-Ho-Park-as-the-closer desperate.

this deal is not happening but it wouldnt hurt to sign him to say a minor league contract

Chan Ho Park would probably retire before he took a minor league contract. Going from that huge contract to a minor league contract is an insult. Probably why Sammy Sosa "retired."

Mark Prior as a closer? It's very possible the Cubs slot Wood as the closer (though Dempster might rebound), but I highly don't they use Prior in that way. Nor would they trade him. The guy has way too much up side, even though he has fallen off the baseball radar faster than Paris Hilton gets naked.

Ian Snell will be a fine starter.

Park as a closer could work. Remember, Eric Gagne failed as a starter, as did John Wettland.

I predict that once Bobby Witt fails to get enough votes to get in the HOF he will make an announcement that he is returning to MLB.

The Red Sox will then sign him to a 5 year/344 million dollar deal to be their closer.

Perez has lost velocity and control since his single big season -- perhaps a more limited role helps the former but the latter...

I do like the suggestion of Park as a potential closer though. Guys like Latroy Hawkins and Tom Gordon who weren't your prototypical fireballers, like Isringhausen after arm trouble knocked him to relief have some history of converting 5.00 + ERAs into very nice performances from the pen. Parks mix of deception, throwing from multiple angles, and stuff makes it plausible that a change to short relief could work.

"Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing."
Warren Spahn

Park rocked as a closer for the Korean team in the WBC. He has a chance to revitalize his career.

Screw Park - I hear John Rocker is looking for work. Would be a perfect fit.

"Screw Park - I hear John Rocker is looking for work. Would be a perfect fit."

I'm pretty sure he'd be shot if he were to pitch in a Yankees or Mets game.

I think the Red Sox have had enough of Boras for one season.

"Oliver Perez will be dominating again soon. No need to argue with you. You have no basis to say he wont."

How about OPS's against of .861 and .870 the past two seasons? A Groundball to Flyball ratio of 0.64 and 0.63 the past two seasons? # pitches per inning at a ridiculous 18.8 and 18.2 the past two seasons?

"We sure nrmax and bsox aren't the same person?"

Maybe they go to the same high school.

"Oliver Perez will be dominating again soon."
Again???????
"You have no basis to say he wont."
the basis you refer to and subsequently negate is the mans history in the sport. Its not the end all - be all indicator of future success , but tis a guide and Brosius does have a leg to stand on.....two in fact...right????

The numbers might not really show it but I personally though oliver pitched really well for the mets last year. I don't think his stuff has declined as much as other people do, or maybe he was healthier, but I think most of his problems are from the head and not his pitching arsenal. And I don't think theres a guy in the league who works better with a pitcher's mental game than peterson.

Pittsburgh basically gave up on the kid and Xavier Nady was a 800+ ops guy at the time of the trade, a steal from their perspective considering they were just going to let him rot away in the minors. I wouldn't also call it a stretch to say he didn't want any part of the pirates either.

Considering how he pitched for us in one of the biggest games ever for the franchise, I am more than willing to give him a shot to start as our 5 and hope they can fix the problems that have plagued him the past couple years. To be honest the mets might not have a choice but to have perez as the 5 next year.

Not really sure why theres so much dislike for Chan Ho Park. Like bryan said, park was absolutely money in the WBC, and he was very good for the padres too, till until his intestines went bonkers. Considering who else is out there, Park is a solid option and he'll find a decent major league contract from someone if he wants (and fires boras!).

"Perez has lost velocity and control since his single big season -- perhaps a more limited role helps the former but the latter... "

Im sure that you didnt watch him at all since he started working with Rick Peterson. He was throwing in the high 90s with regularity. Again, im not going to argue right now, because you will all see him dominate next year. Then I will be laughing. Not Joe Morgan, mind your business bro. I wasnt talking to you first of all, and Scottbrosius loves saying shit that he has no proof of, or simply doesnt make sense. Like Scott Boras is a bad agent.
If anybody actually watched him pitch since joining the Mets, sure he struggles, but he also dominated for stretches, and became more and more consistent the more time he pitched. We will see who is lauging come july.

Teetz how bout the guy your team just signed for multi millions and a multi year deal to put up a 6 plus ERA. If perez doesnt work out(which he will) we didnt lose anything. If marquis doesnt work out (which he wont) then you lost 3 years and about 30 million dollars.

Whatever. Youll see

Chan ho park = horrible closer

Oliver Perez = Still a bust, he had one steriod induced year. Perhaps he was using Mota's cream in the playoffs :)

As for Rich Hill = Not a prospect or a very good lefty prospect. He is 26 years old going on 27, a late bloomer with the potential to be an alright pitcher. Please dont act like he is the best lefty prospect in the NL. He isnt close to it.

2 Best LHP Prospects in the National League are Cole Hamels and Scott Olsen. Both project as 1-2 starters and 200+K per year guys.

"Peterose your just a loser dude. You dont say anything that makes sense besides a bunch of jibberish nobody reads and a bunch of quote all stuck together giving me a headache. Go bet on some baseball games loser"

You truly are a 19th century poet reincarnated. Oh and gibberish is spelled w/ a G, not a J. Don't worry, as you move up in grade level they'll teach you how to spell properly, and how to formulate proper arguments w/out the need for profanity.

Yeah Mely, but Smoltz had the stuff to be a closer. Unless you are Trevor Hoffman you need gas to be a closer. Park will hit low nineties at best.