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Originally Posted by koohead
I'll play devils advocate and say leave him in the pen. MLB has proven that closers are worth millions. sometimes more than 3rd or 4th starters. Joba has shown that he can be a top tier closer. What's that worth? $5 million a year? more? How important has Mo been over the years? Why not have the next Mo for the next 10-12 years? Groom him with another year or two and then he'll be ready to step in to close games for the next decade.
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I don't think salary is a good argument. Even someone as good as Billy Wagner get paid like a number three starter. Rivera's salary isn't that much more than Silva, both of them recently signed.
You surely expect Chamberlain would be much better than Silva?