Who would you have chosen/signed to be the Jays closer in 2011?
| Sign Octavio Dotel |  2 (2.35%) |
| Keep Jason Frasor | 5 (5.88%) |
| Sign Brian Fuentes | 15 (17.65%) |
| Exercise Kevin Gregg's option | 2 (2.35%) |
| Sign Jon Rauch | 27 (31.76%) |
| Try an existing Blue Jay reliever | 34 (40.00%) |
85 votes | 4 featured comments
What, no Mariano Rivera option?
I have no clue. Any of Dotel, Rauch and Fuentes would have been okay, I think.
I have no clue. Any of Dotel, Rauch and Fuentes would have been okay, I think.
In almost all of these polls I want to choose -
E)None of the above.
I wouldn't have chosen or signed anyone to be the Jays' closer. I would have done what AA did and signed both Rauch & Dotel (or 2 similar relievers) and pursued Fuentes and let my bullpen hierarchy sort itself out in spring training if Farrell is married to the idea of a "closer". I'm glad the Blue Jays weren't the ones to guarantee Fuentes 2 years though and limit their 2012 flexibility and I'd bet that was the difference between Toronto & Oakland's offers.
E)None of the above.
I wouldn't have chosen or signed anyone to be the Jays' closer. I would have done what AA did and signed both Rauch & Dotel (or 2 similar relievers) and pursued Fuentes and let my bullpen hierarchy sort itself out in spring training if Farrell is married to the idea of a "closer". I'm glad the Blue Jays weren't the ones to guarantee Fuentes 2 years though and limit their 2012 flexibility and I'd bet that was the difference between Toronto & Oakland's offers.
My preference would've been to eliminate the closer role altogether, but sadly that wasn't one of the options listed.
sadly that wasn't one of the options listed.
What would be the point? No one who actually wears a uniform would regard that as a serious option.
Hey, I feel your pain.
What would be the point? No one who actually wears a uniform would regard that as a serious option.
Hey, I feel your pain.