True Feelings?

[brewersfan19]

Ranger and baseball fans, here is a question for you all to debate!!!


Why are the Rangers going to let Gagne close this year? Otsuka did a nice job for you last year? Let me and the rest of the forum know how you feel?



Me, I kind of go with the theory that it is the incumbent's job to loose. Gagne has the "orestige" tag to him, but health is an issue. IMO, he is the 8th inning man and prove he can stay healthy and put pressure on Otsuka to duplicate last year's perfomance.

Feel free to chime in people!!!!

[BoSox34]

Because the Rangers want to send Otsuka to the BoSox of course!

[Kingdom]

If he's healthy, he's three times better than Otsuka.
I'm sure they'll quickly find out if he still has his filthy stuff or not, and have something in cement by Opening Day.

[Molina00]

It's stupid if you ask me. The guy has thrown a whopping 15 innings over the last 2 seasons, while Aki was a very good closer last year. He should be able to keep the job until it's shown that he can't close. Kind of like the meltdown Cordero had in April last year. I would love to see Gagne return to his Cy Young winning form, but until he shows that he can remain healthy he should be stated as the team's closer.

Aki earned the job posting 32 saves with a 2.11 ERA last year. He would have had a 40 save season if he had been the closer all season, and the Rangers would have finished with a winning record because they wouldn't have had all of Cordero's losses and BS's.

[catman]

Otsuka can do a very good job of setting up Gagne if Gagne is healthy. Otsuka is able to pitch in any situation the Rangers need him to pitch in. Long-relief, situational relief, against lefties or righties, 7th, 8th or 9th innings. Gagne, if healthy, could be a very dominating closer for the Rangers. They need someone to get the ball to him.