Yeah, really.  The Colorado Rockies will be without closer Huston Street for at least the first month of the season, and manager Jim Tracy is giving the ball to Franklin Morales in the meantime.  With Manny Corpas also in the bully, Morales will have to perform to keep the gig. 

Last year Morales appeared in 40 games for the Rocks, garnering a 4.50 ERA and 1.53 WHIP.  His K:BB sat at a 1.78, with his K/9 sitting at 9.23.  So dude can get some strikeouts, but he is also a risky play for your ERA and WHIP.  That being said, dude is only 23 years of age, and could pull it together and make a splash.  Color me skeptical on this one, as he has always been a starter until last season after coming off of a right shoulder injury.  He throws with his left, however, so do not be too perturbed by that. 

Corpas did not fair too much better last season.  Okay, he sucked on toast last year, to be frank.  Frank?  Drebin?  Sorry, got distracted.  Corpas had an ERA of 5.88 to go with his awesome 1.51 WHIP.  His K:BB was 3.43, markedly better than Morales', but his K/9 was a mere 6.42. 

This is where I have to point out the lunacy of these stats for these two guys.  Morales only pitched 40 frames of work, while Corpas logged 33.2 innings.  Corpas struck out only 24 batters, but also only walked seven opponents.  Compare that with Morales, who sat down 41 batters, but walked 23 of them. 

In the end, Morales is the guy to own for now.  If you want to play closer roulette and hope you get a blank.  The risk here is getting blown up a few times and seeing him lose the job to Corpas.  So go ahead, grab them both, and then when Morales loses the ball you can slot Corpas in and do even more damage to your pitching categories.  In other words, I will be avoiding this bully like it is the H1N1 virus.  Proceed with caution, or do like me and just proceed to another bully.