Troy
Percival collapsed after throwing a pitch today while attempting to
close out his 15th game of the season. There is nothing to lead me to
believe that anyone not named Dan
Wheeler will be closing out games in his absence. The only other
choice is Al
Reyes. Look at their game logs and stats, and you will agree that
Wheeler is the way to go. This is the type of pickup that could reap
great benefits if Percy is out for an extended time.
Even if you don’t need a closer, if you have someone
expendable, I would take a flier on Wheeler. I just dropped Justin
Upton for him in my league, despite having five closers already and
sitting firmly in second place in saves. I guess it’s sort of a cock
block in my situation, as I just don’t want anyone else to get any saves
if I can stop them. As always, make moves at your own risk, especially
when there is not any solid information on Percival’s injury as of yet.
I’ll try to keep you updated throughout the season as closers
go down, but with me being the only guy writing for this blog, and with
me having an actual full time job, I’ll surely miss items here and
there.