[洋基] Robertson will be the team's closer

[Tukiyomi (月讀)]

http://nypost.com/2014/01/22/owner-declares-david-robertson-the-yankees-closer/

Owner declares David Robertson the Yankees’ closer

With Masahiro Tanaka signed and having taken the Yankees’ outlay to retain
and sign free agents beyond a half a billion dollars, Hal Steinbrenner
declared his baseball operation staff must “be creative” in finalizing the
roster.

The one glaring need that remains is finding a reliever who can either close
if David Robertson cannot handle being Mariano Rivera’s successor or pitch
the eighth inning to replace Robertson. In discussing that matter,
Steinbrenner did what others in his organization have so far avoided this
offseason – the owner declared David Robertson the closer.

“We are going to continue to look, but no doubt we have already spent a lot
of money this offseason,” Steinbrenner said. “I have a lot of confidence in
Robertson and so does Joe [Girardi]. Robertson is going to be our closer, and
I believe he will do a good job. We have done a lot to improve our team and
we just have to understand that you cannot be perfect everywhere.”

The best closers available in the free-agent market are Grant Balfour and
Fernando Rodney, and there are candidates attempting to return from injury
such as Andrew Bailey, Joel Hanrahan and Ryan Madson.

It is possible the Yankees could trade for a relief piece, and they probably
would love to move as much as Ichiro Suzuki’s $6.5 million as possible as
part of a deal. For example, Arizona’s J.J. Putz and San Diego’s Huston
Street each makes $7 million this year and both teams have potential closer
replacements on the roster, so perhaps something could be worked out in that
manner.

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