Armando Benitez

I have the impression that the Roto experts are not counting on Armando to close soon in SF. Most recently expressed here.

I completely disagree. As a one-inning pitcher, he could be back in form in the six weeks prior to Opening Day 2006 aka Spring Training. Assuming Brian Sabian deserves the accolades showered upon him, then one must conclude Benitez is ready to close now or very well close enough to now.

Otherwise, the rewriting of history to remove any references to Sabian's intellect and wisdom would make the most devoted fan of collectivization proud..

So if you rely on Tyler Walker, grab Benitez. If you need saves, grab Benitez as my analysis will soon become the accepted wisdom, and his value will go immediately to $20+ closer.