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WindsorJaysFan
Comeon AA, this is the perfect move!
Yondu Udonta
And that is why it won’t happen.
Jaysfan1994 2
If he wants to close games, no other team has a bigger opening for that then the Blue Jays. Cecil going back to setup games is going to help the team a lot. Jays have been so poor in high leverage situations that anyone with major league success would help them.
Jo JoAnne
I would think the Mariners have just as big of a need at closer as the Jays..
Jaysfan1994 2
Jays haven’t closed a game since May 4th and they’re the leader in the AL with 9 blown saves and have a horrific 40% conversion rate on saves which is the worst in the Majors. They have 6 saves currently for the year. Remember blown saves doesn’t mean the closer blows the game for them, they’ve had poor high leverage relievers all year.
The Mariners have a lot of bullpen arms capable of closing, Carson Smith and Tom Wilhelmsen are very capable of doing so. With Furbush in the mix the Mariners don’t need a 4th arm.
Jesus Ortiz
This is why i laugh, when people say closers are overrated. Not just anyone can close a game.
Jaysfan1994 2
Absolutely, a lot of pressure in closing a tight game.
Robert_Risteen
Mariners have the arms but Lloyd only wants experience closers and Wilhelmsen not an option apparently
Jaysfan1994 2
I don’t buy that, sounds like something Jack Z’s saying because they’re paying Rodney a ton of money.
Robert_Risteen
Given what I heard about Lloyd and closers from his time with the Pirates, sticking with them for to long, I believe it.
BoldyMinnesota
The sad thing is there has on only been about 2 save opportunities since May 4th and they have both been complete games. We either always blow the other team out or lose
Jaysfan1994 2
We blew 2 saves in Houston with Hendriks/Loup. We blew 2 in Minnesota before Colabello played hero. Dellabar blew one against the Angels when Marc Krauss hit a 2-run double.
You can just look at all the gamelog over the last month and the bullpen’s footprints are all over every loss.
dickwhitman
One question only… Does Soriano still have what it takes? I’m thinking MLB teams, Jays included, aren’t convinced that he’s enough of a difference-maker to be paid the big bucks he wants,
Jesus Ortiz
Lets be honest, the only reason he is unsigned is because his former agent was boras.
NatKingCole45
Really hope the Pirates are there. He’d be an upgrade over Bastardo, Scahill, Worley and possibly Hughes.
connfyoozed .
Definitely not an upgrade over Hughes. Agreed he would be an upgrade over Bastardo (so far) and Scahill, but I don’t think Soriano would be interested in signing somewhere to be the 4th or 5th guy in a bullpen’s pecking order.
BigGameJames
Speaking of righty FA relievers over 30, what’s up with Brian Wilson? His per 9 stats weren’t the worst last year and he was sitting at 94 MPH early in ’14 even if it declined late.
Jaysfan1994 2
Was staring in Broadway the last time I heard anything about him? Probably going to take the year off.
BigGameJames
That’s right, he’s doing his best Charlie Sheen impression.
pete peterson
What was he staring at? Kristen Chenoweth?
citizen 2
dodgers sign soriano to dfa him.
mj-2
If he’s willing to take a 1 year deal the Braves should really consider throwing the money at him. What’s it hurt? Pretty sure we are well under payroll this year. So as long as he’s ok with it being 1 year this seems like a no brainer unless the Braves just want to be cheap which is a strong possibility
Jo JoAnne
The fact that he is still unemployed serves him right.. He was a big baby in New York and seemed to always have an attitude problem.. When he would skip press conferences and then blame the Yankees pr guy, or when he openly blamed the hitters for a losing streak.. The thing that bothered me the most was the way he untucked his shirt after he finished a game.. I remember something about him being left out of the all star game last year and he was pouting about it.. As far back as his days in Tampa he was considered bad for the clubhouse.. I will admit I haven’t heard much about his days in Washington but if he still has that attitude then I am sure that is not helping his chances in finding a job..
br
Oakland?
Jesus Ortiz
Boston?
Mikenmn
I think the problem is that Soriano is perceived as high risk, and you don’t know how to price him. Can he actually close, can he be an 8th inning guy, or is he just another arm?. If you can buy him cheap, and he doesn’t have it anymore, you DFA him. But if you pay closer/8th inning money for him, you will feel foolish. It wouldn’t surprise me if the Drew and Morales experience of last year plays in as well. They were paid a lot to come in unprepared and unready–and the results showed itself.
HubcapDiamondStarHalo
Agree 100%. Looks like MLB made it obvious they weren’t going to pay his previous asking price. My guess is that SOMEbody will take a flyer on him, but… on what kind of contract? I’d guess the safest bet would be something heavily incentive-laden; if Soriano truly is confident he can put up the numbers, he’d accept that, I would think.
bobbleheadguru
Tigers. Soriano (8th) -> Soria (9th) makes sense as a flyer…. but has to be incentive based. His competition would be Joba, who has a under 2ERA, but an over 1.5 WHIP.
Smrtbusnisman04
I’ll be surprised if the Win-Now Mariners aren’t interested in Soriano. Rodney has been awful this year.