Another closer look....

As I said in my last closer post. Closers come and closers go! The Brewers just placed Hall Of Fame closer Trevor Hoffman on the 15 Day DL. He will spend the 1st week of the season on the DL. The Brewers will probably go by committee.

Hoffman's assignment to the disabled list means that right-handers Mark DiFelice and Jorge Julio are both likely to make the Opening Day roster. Another right-hander, Carlos Villanueva, is likely to serve as Milwaukee's closer while Hoffman is down.

Take a closer look!

The Chicago Cubs have just recently announced that Kevin Gregg will take over the closing role in Chicago to start the '09 campaign. The Chicago Cubs had bullpen concerns when Kerry Wood signed in the off season with the Cleveland Indians. Gregg had been battling fireballer Carlos Marmol for the job during spring training. Here you can see why the Cubs came to their decision.

Marmol- 4 ER, 5 HBP, 1 BB, 6 Hit over 8 IP.

Gregg- 0 ER, 0 HBP, 2 BB, 4 Hit over 8 1/3 IP

Fantasy Advice- Snag Gregg in the middle rounds and take Marmol in the late rounds, because as we know Closers usually come and go.