Tolliver a steal?

[Angel Oracle]

Valdez needs to work on his command.   Far too many BBs so far.

[disarcina]

Frieri may not have been a 'throw in' guy but there was zero expectation that he would become our primary closer -- which he did for almost two years........

Bailey could be like that for us this time around -- although Bailey, unlike Frieri - actually has experience as a top closer and won ROY with Oakland as their closer getting something like 25 saves his rookie season........that's been a few years back now -- and a few years back (can't remember how many) in a time when three years in MLB today is akin to what a decade was some 20 years ago or so..........look around MLB rosters -- I would estimate that of all MLB teams, the average number of players who have been with that same MLB team (pick almost any team, this would be an average) for at least three years would be about 8 players (if that ) on the 25 man roster.

The roster turn over was more like 5 to 6 players a season back when. No longer.