Need A Closer?

Then look no further than Brooklyn, where the Wolves have three (count 'em, three!) closers on staff.

The first one up is all-time saves leader Samuel Alfano. Alfano may no longer be the big guy in the Brooklyn bullpen, but he's still very serviceable and could easily be a quality closer in most bullpens. He still has ratings (Stuff/Control/Movement) of 73/56/55. And, best of all, he'll only add about $875K to your payroll next year. Now where else can you get a closer for that kind of money?

Next up is Johnny Cowherd. Cowherd is a hard-throwing 4.5 star closer (Stuff/Control/Movement of 100/49/55 -- yes, that's right 100!) who has served as the set-up man in the Brooklyn bullpen for the last few years. He's young, will have a salary of only $300K next year (his last before being arbitration-eligible) and will blow opposing hitters away. How good is he? Consider this -- as a reliever he struck out 188 batters last year and 172 the year before. That's better than most of the starters in the league! Oh, yeah -- and he's only 26 years old.

That was the veteran and the youngster. Now for the guy in his prime - the big gun - Pedro Morales. Pedro came to Brooklyn last year as a free agent, and promptly proved his worth by saving 32 games with a 1.68 ERA. When this guy comes in to the game, it's lights out. His WHIP this year was 0.93; last year it was an unhittable 0.53! Over the last four years, he's pitched 258 innings and walked 31 batters (just over 1 per 9 innings!). He's in his prime at 30 years old, a 5 star player and commands a salary of $5.5 million and is under contract at that price for the rest of the prime of his career - the next four seasons.

That's what we have at Zev's House of Closers. Come on in and browse -- take a gander at what we have and make an offer. Third Baseman, leadoff hitters and top prospects will get priority treatment. So, come on down, drop me a line. I'm waiting to hear from you!

Zev