Gregg will close for Cubs

[BuckyBrewer61]

Cubs name Gregg as Team's Closer

 

Kevin Gregg beat out Carlos Marmol for the closer position. The article cites Piniella saying that Gregg has had a better spring. Judging from past discussions on this topic, I think there are a few people around here will agree with me that I'd much rather see Marmol as the closer as Piniella then does not have the flexibility to use him in big spots earlier than the 9th inning.

[GormanHarvey]

Couldn't agree with you more. I know it has only been in ST, but I have seen several cubs games this spring and Marmol has not looked very good. Unfortunately, I think the cubs made the correct choice for their poopbag of a team. Gregg is a solid closer

[RyDogg66]

All of the sudden my fantasy baseball draft where I grabbed Marmol and Street does not look so good. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/frown.gif

[liveforoctober]

I'm just trying to find a way to make this a positive turn for the Brewers... and all I can come up with is...

 

2008: Marmol/Wood > 2009: Marmol/Gregg

 

Wood to Gregg isn't a big downgrade... but I fear Kevin Gregg much less than (a healthy) Kerry Wood.

[PrinceEatMeat]

Yeah I just got screwed by taking Marmol in fantasy. I guess he'll have to ride the bench for me. The back-end of the Cubs bullpen scares me a lot more than it did last year. But don't worry, I'm sure Looper, Bush, and Suppan won't give up any leads in that opening series. Lol.

[bigredrobbo]

See, that's what you get for drafting Cubs! Even in Fantasy Baseball they make your life a misery!

[homer]

Marmol will be closing soon enough. Probably by the end of May.

[Ennder]

First I'll say Marmol is overrated, his peripherals do not support what he has done at all. This is a mid 3 ERA skillset he has, not a sub 3 ERA one. The 4+ BB/9 and 55% FB will catch up with him eventually. In 07 he was saved by an insane 91% LOB and 08 that normalized but he was blessed with a .185 BABIP, this is a pitcher looking at a major regression.

 

I think Gregg keeps the job until he gets hurt personally, his bad streak last year was because of knee problems and he was abused a good bit the past few years so it won't surprise me to see him hit the DL again at some point.

[TooLiveBrew]

Lou just accidentally made the right move. Karma, time to hit Milwaukee please.