K-Rod's new role in NY: Closer (70% of the time?)

by jimmuscomp on Dec 18, 2008 5:50 PM PST Comment 10 comments

Met's manager, Jerry Manuel said this to the press after the press conference where K-Rod was introduced as a Met:

"I do think that if we are to be where we expect to be, we'll have to have more than one guy save games."

He went on to say that Putz would be available when K-Rod had been over used, but also said the following:

[K-Rod] doesn't have to save, say, 75 games. The other guy [Putz] can save 35, whatever. That's big for us."

Anyone think that K-Rod's feathers will get ruffled a bit if this becomes a situation where there isn't a set-in-stone closer and Putz blows a save when K-Rod is totally healthy?

Anyway, I immediately thought this was a stupid thing to SAY publicly, but probably a pretty good idea in practice.

Here is the link to the article: K-Rod and Putz: Co-Closers!!!

(Hat Tip to BBTF)

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When they signed Putz

I thought it has the potential of problems all over the place. Then again, we will have to wait and see but these are the Mets.

Angels in 09!

by tanana40 on Dec 18, 2008 6:48 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

It should be interesting, to say the least.

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by jimmuscomp on Dec 18, 2008 6:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

What Manuel is saying is K-Rod doesn’t have to go out and save every win for the Mets. he plans on trotting K-Rod out is his closer, but on certain days, he’ll turn to Putz as well just to give K-Rod a break.

With K-Rod a possible injury risk at any time [as I’ve heard during his career in Anaheim], pacing him out to be used for a full season makes sense, instead of turning to him for every save opportunity.

by BBFan1 on Dec 19, 2008 1:53 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

K-Rod's new role: The New York Press's whipping boy.

After a few heart attack-inducing save opportunities, the press’ll have a field day.

You ever feel as if your mind had started to erode?

by PieceOfAase on Dec 19, 2008 9:28 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

I can hardly wait

Tee hee.

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by scareduck on Dec 19, 2008 2:19 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

If Putz

Came to the METS w/the notion that he was going to be anything other than the setup man, then he’s got a problem.

If Jerry wants to incorporate him into the B-closer role to give Rod a break every now and then, I don’t see the problem. Rod knows he’s the man and Putz should know his position as well. To make more of it than it really is, is simply derisive conjecture…at this point.

" When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir? " - John Meynard Keynes

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Dec 19, 2008 10:02 PM PST reply actions 0 recs