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Fantasy owners are getting a reminder this season that it doesn’t pay to spend a high pick or significant auction bucks on closers as it seems like we continue to lose another to injury on a daily basis. J.J. Putz and Francisco Rodriguez are hurt, and Brandon Lyon and Eric Gagne are pitching like they might as well be. Joining them on Wednesday is Braves closer Rafael Soriano, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list with elbow tendinitis.
Soriano has not been the picture of health throughout his career, undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2004 and dealing with inflammation in his right elbow this spring (similar to the issue that is forcing him to the DL now). In his four appearances this season, Soriano has a 2.25 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and five strikeouts in four innings. He converted his only save opportunity despite giving up a run in the ninth inning of Sunday’s 3-1 win.
“I’m not taking any chances,” manager Bobby Cox told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Monday following the game in which rookie Manny Acosta from served as closer for a night. Cox suggested that his flamethrowing Dominican closer was feeling significant soreness and while he didn’t allude to a DL trip, his extreme caution seemed to suggest the Braves would be faced with such a decision.
Now you’ll have fantasy owners assuming that since Acosta was the guy that the Braves went with on Monday, he’ll be the guy. Not so fast. Moylan was tied for the lead in regards to most relief appearances and Cox hasn’t been real coy about his love of the veteran and he is actually the potential saves source that could emerge from this development.
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