The Cubs had a 1-0 lead late last night in San Diego in the 9th inning, and as most of you know Kevin Gregg allowed 4 runs all with 2 outs in the top of the 9th to blow the save. This morning Lou said that he's seen enough of K.G. as the Cubs closer, and tonight he named Carlos Marmol the man with the job of ending games for us. In my opinion, Angel Guzman should get a shot, and I'm not sure how much better Marmol will be than Gregg. Let's compare via Number Breakdown.
*All Stats are 2009 totals
Save/SVO
Gregg: 23/29
Marmol: 4/8
Carlos has blown half! Point Gregg.
ERA
Gregg: 4.47
Marmol: 3.51
Point Marmol.
Walks (Both men have pitched 56.1 innings):
Gregg: 23
Marmol: 52 + 11 HBP
Marmol's wild! Point Gregg!
Home Runs
Gregg: 12
Marmol: 1
This is what REALLY hurts Kevin. Point Marmol.
Nasty Stuff= Point Marmol!
So Marmol is a better option according to the numbers, but not by much. We'll have to just wait and see how Marmol responds to pitching in the 9th inning, but in my opinion he's too wild.
Remember, the numbers don't lie!
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