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Did Osuna expect a bigger role this season or was he cemented as the closer?
Quote from: WhatIfGodWasALeaf on April 27, 2017, 08:36:51 PMDid Osuna expect a bigger role this season or was he cemented as the closer?I believe he was cemented as the closer after the numbers he put up the last 2 seasons. He really hasn't had any competition for the closer role since Miguel Castro was traded in the Tulo deal. Never got the sense from anyone that he would be put in a position like Sanchez was to transition from the pen to the rotation. Who knows what the future holds in terms of openings in the rotation though with Estrada and Liriano in the last year of their deals.
"You're right," he replies, "it's because they want me as a starter. But if I would have the choice, I would stay in the bullpen, especially next year when we won't have probably [Drew] Storen or [Brett] Cecil, so I probably have the chance to be the closer. I would take the closer over starter."
Here's hoping Stroman's armpit tightness is nothing significant. The rotation is scary enough already.
Jays also claimed reliever Neil Ramirez off waivers from San Fransisco. His numbers aren't that great this year, but looks like he had some decent numbers with the Cubs in the past.
Another day, another injury...this time Morales who left the game tonight with a hamstring injury, will have an MRI tomorrow.
It's an older team but maybe the training staff needs to be looked at. An awful lot of hamstring injuries early in the year.
This comes after Shapiro implemented a sports science program for the organization. Don't know if that means anything or it is simply pure coincidence.