82CardsGrad
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I struggle with responding to these posts...Well, they are in a playoff slot for at least the next day or two. Puk should be the closer, with Mantiply and Martinez in set up roles. The rest of the bullpen is complete and utter crap - mop up duty only. In the playoff push (and during the playoffs), you go with the hot hands - not guys with ERAs approaching 6 over the last month or two.
I could say, "Sure, use Puk as the closer." But of course, given the shakiness of J-Mart, the odds would be pretty solid that Puk wouldn't see many closing opportunities.
I could say, "Sure, ONLY use Puk, Mantiply and Martinez." But of course, they would quickly be burned out, which, within a mere week or so, would be leaking oil all over the place, not to mention the lingering negative impact that would surface in the post season, if they got there.
I struggle with these posts because they are so illogical. I will say that honing the pen down to just a few guys is often done - once a team makes the post season! But in the regular season, it's illogical, impractical, irresponsible and ultimately, ineffective.