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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%)
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Alex Obal - Monday, January 17 2011 @ 05:37 PM EST (#228827) #
What, no Mariano Rivera option?

I have no clue. Any of Dotel, Rauch and Fuentes would have been okay, I think.
92-93 - Monday, January 17 2011 @ 06:42 PM EST (#228832) #
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.
Original Ryan - Monday, January 17 2011 @ 08:54 PM EST (#228844) #
My preference would've been to eliminate the closer role altogether, but sadly that wasn't one of the options listed.
Magpie - Tuesday, January 18 2011 @ 06:16 AM EST (#228854) #
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.
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