[討論] Greg Holland:KC's Closer of the Future
On the heels of news that Joakim Soria will need Tommy John surgery, the
Royals’ bullpen is a state of flux. Luckily, unlike most bullpens around the
majors, the Royals have excellent options to fill the role. Jonathan Broxton
may be the frontrunner for the job, given his history as a stud with the
Dodgers. But the closer of the future is already in the Royals’ bullpen, and
even if he doesn’t become the closer of the present, Greg Holland is already
making hitters take notice.
Sure, it was the Mariners. Still, Holland combines a blazing fastball (95 MPH
average velocity) with that vicious slider with excellent results. In 78.2
major league innings, Holland has struck out 97 batters against just 27
walks. Last season, it was 74 strikeouts to 19 walks. He induced more ground
balls than fly balls. Only Jonathan Papelbon earned more swings and misses
than Holland’s 16.6% ERA, FIP, xFIP, SIERA, tERA — all under 2.70, all
except xFIP under 2.30. Hell, he even picked up five wins.
It would be understandable if the Royals went to Jonathan Broxton over
Holland in the closer’s role to start the season. Ostensibly, the Royals see
Broxton as a reclamation project they can use to build trade value over the
course of the season, and there’s not a better place for a reliever to do
that than as the closer. And let’s not forget, when Broxton’s on, he’s
every bit as good as what Holland showed last year. From 2007-2009 Broxton
recorded 301 strikeouts to just 81 walks in 227 innings, posting an ERA- of
68 as he earned the closership in Los Angeles.
Still, Broxton is on a one-year deal, and his time in Kansas City is nothing
more than a transition phase — to a playoff team if he succeeds or to
retirement (forced or otherwise) if injury problems and ineffectiveness
continue to bite. Greg Holland’s time in the Kansas City bullpen spotlight
is coming, and current circumstances suggest it will be sooner rather than
later.
Soria動TJ掰掰後
皇家的未來守護神接班人可能是Greg Holland
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