Two essential updates about Major League Baseball’s bluest franchise, via (as usual) Dylan Hernandez:
Broxton Out 2-3 Weeks, Padilla Dodgers’ New Closer
Broxton said he won’t throw for 2-3 weeks.
Mattingly said Vicente Padilla will close while Broxton is out.
I like that Dylan Hernandez punctuates and capitalizes. Weather balloon for him.
I also like that Don Mattingly is going with the veteran in that all-important role, because veterans know how to handle that ninth-inning pressure. That’s why they’re called veterans.
No, that’s not fair and I shouldn’t treat such a serious subject so lightly. And while Padilla isn’t the greatest pitcher since Bob Tufts, you have to figure a starting pitcher with a 4.30 career ERA can muscle up and handle most ninth innings without a great deal of trouble. And if that doesn’t work out brilliantly, Kenley Jansen’s been recalled after one brilliant inning with double-A Chattanooga.
Okay, so Jansen actually gave up three runs. But the effort was there. And if he doesn’t work out, Commissioner Bud will figure something out.
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