2010 BCB Community Projections: Carlos Marmol
by Al Yellon on Feb 23, 2010 8:00 AM CST
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Carlos Marmol may be one of the keys to the 2010 Cubs. We talk about comebacks from Alfonso Soriano and Geovany Soto, a full year from Aramis Ramirez, etc.
But if Marmol can't close out games, the Cubs aren't going anywhere.
Can he throw strikes again as he did in 2007 and 2008? If so, the Cubs may have one of the most dominant closers in the game. If not...
Post your projections after the jump. There's a holds category for those of you who don't think Marmol will last as closer.
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Man, I'm really hoping for good Marmol and not Sir Walks-A-Lot
Then again, I don’t have much to add in terms of actual analysis. I just felt like commenting a Cubs thing.
Insert Clever Statement Here
I have a good feeling about Marmol
I think he will rise to the challenge
Maddux will help as well
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off." ~ Bill Veeck
I think he has some mechanics to be adjusted
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
I almost exactly copied...
Jason Isringhausen’s 2004 season. With the addition of about 30 more strikeouts. 47 saves would sure look nice.
Carlos Marmol and Randy Wells are the two keys
For the Cubs to have any hope of a quality season, then both pitchers need to stand and deliver. In the case of Marmol, he has to be able to get people out in late game situations, be it closer or primary set-up man. For Wells, it is all about proving 2009 wasn’t a fluke.
Prediction…best bullpen arm in 2010 will be John Grabow
The Blackhawks and the Stanley Cup in 2010.
I think that Esmalin Caridad will also be key.
i was very impressed with him last year. i think that he will turn a lot of heads this year and will be one of the keys to this young bullpen.
by braziliancubsfan on Feb 23, 2010 8:27 PM CST up reply actions
I like Caridad, too.
If the Cubs don’t sign a veteran reliever, he could be a pleasant surprise.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Paging Al Yellon, paging Al Yellon....
Ah, in case you haven’t already picked up on it, this new “format” for submitting player projections is insanely too cumbersome. Can’t we go back to the old way of having the audience “predict” those elements they want to predict and leave it at that? As proof of point, there are a whole 7 comments in a day’s worth of Carlos Marmol thread.
The Blackhawks and the Stanley Cup in 2010.
You can't be serious.
“Insanely too cumbersome”? To type about eight numbers into a form and click “submit”? I think it took me about 30 seconds.
It’s way easier to tabulate, and yes, it results in fewer comments, because most of the comments in the previous format consisted of numbers.
Sorry, I like it this way, and apparently, no one minds but you.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I don't mind this format.
It takes maybe 40 seconds for me and it’s easy. I don’t know how you guys used to do it, but I’m alright with format.
by braziliancubsfan on Feb 24, 2010 7:30 AM CST reply actions
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