It might not be too early to look a little down the road at what potential closers might become avaiable once June and July rolls around... I doubt the list will be cheap or stunning.
-Danny Graves: The Reds are riding high right now but who honestly expects them to stay in the hunt all year? Show of hands? Anyone? Plus with Ryan Wagner's stuff Graves is no longer needed. We'd probably have to give up a minor league starter. Price tag: 6 mil
-Matt Mantei: Depending on how the DBacks play in a weak divison they might find Mantei expendable with Jose Valverde in the pen. My guess is the snakes will want an outfield bat. Price tag: 7 mil
-Jose Mesa: Mesa comes cheaper, making $800,000 this year, but I don't htink he's even worth that. As such, he's always available and probably for not too much.
-Rocky Biddle: Montreal has a few arms they'd like to close out their games, so if we really wanted Rock back my guess is we can have him.
-Mike Williams: He's kind of a closer... I guess.
I think Koch should get another shot. One more blown save within his next 5 or 6 opps should be the end of his tenure and the beginning of Marte's. Shingo's game isn't overpowering and Politte is not a closer. If Marte begins to look anything like he did in Game 1 then it's time to hit the panic button and begin some experiementation. We can NOT win this division without a closer, this fact has been proven by plenty of teams, Boston and Philadelphia most recently.
