Thursday, April 27, 2006

Francisco Cordero

The Dallas Morning News certainly leave the impression that Francisco Cordero is out as the closer. They speculate that Otsuka would get the chance, but nothing from Buck Showlater to give that credence.

After all, Buck has his favorites and whomever that is in the bullpen will get the chance to fill the closer role.

Here is a quote form the Star-Telegram:

Akinori Otsuka and Antonio Alfonseca have closed before -- Otsuka in the Japanese Central League and for Japan in the recent World Baseball Classic, and Alfonseca in the major leagues but not since 2002.

"There's a reason why they're not closers anymore," Showalter said.

That certainly seems to signal that neither Otsuka nor Alfonseca would get the ball in the 9th.

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