View Poll Results: If you could only pick one...
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Fernando Rodney
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Brandon Lyon
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Placido Polanco
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Let 'Em All Walk
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Terrible.
Poll: Lyon, Rodney, Polanco---who would you re-sign
Say we only decide to re-sign one.
Who would you rather have...?
Polanco
Pros- .300 hitter, clutch, defensive stud, veteran
Cons- may have to commit 3-4 yrs, old
Lyon
Pros- cheapest of the 3, durable, proven, closing experience
Cons- would you want to pay him $5M+/yr to be a reliever?
Rodney
Pros- closing exp, he got the job done at an insane success rate this yr
Cons- could command 4-5 yrs at $7-8M per, odds are he will blow more than 1 sv next yr
The way I see it, we won 86 games this year despite scoring fewer than 800 runs, that tells me it was due to pitching & defense. Re-signing Lyon would allow you to have some left over change to get another bench player or another bullpen arm.
My pick: Brandon Lyon
Here are some variables...
* If Joel Zumaya is healthy next spring, losing Rodney won't hurt as bad
* If we offer Polanco arb., and he signs elsewhere, then we net 2 extra 1st rd picks next June. Those picks can be used on 5-4 star prospects that you can use to build your minor league system, or use to compensate for guys you choose to trade this offseason or next offseason.
* The Tigs got some solid play out of some pitchers in the minors this year...guys like Robbie Weinhardt, Cody Satterwhite, Casey Crosby are all destined to be big leaguers...
* What if Scott Sizemore can hold his own? There's nothing to suggest he can or cannot, so it would be easier for him to give him the full-time job next April, rather than ease him into the roll and play once every 10 days when Polanco needs a breather.
Thoughts...?
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Lyon with PP being a close 2nd.
Lyon did pretty well after a shaky start, iirc. When he eff'd up later in the season it was because he was left in that extra inning. He had some great outings this year.
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I'll take Polanco.
What closers are available?
Somebody like a Huston Street would be nice.
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But we'll probably end up with Octavio Dotel or something.
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If there is someone younger than PP that can play SS or 2nd, I say sign him and have Santiago play 2nd or SS whichever the new guy doesn't play.
Its an option.
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