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Originally Posted by alnorth
I'm open to the possibility that Herrera might prove to be a better reliever than Holland, but Holland will be fine.
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Reliever or closer? I ask because the closer role takes a certain amount of testicular fortitude and "grit". Holland has two plus pitches just like Herrera does, but Hollands are fb slider, where as Herreras are fb change. If you examine further, you will see that Herrera also mixes in a cb, where as holland used to use a splitter, but now is almost predominantly a fb slider guy.
I find this interesting because I often hear the reason Herrera shouldn't be the closer is because he only has two pitches. (Yes I know that's plenty, but it's an argument people use to discredit Herrera as a bonafide closer)
Either way, Herrera is just so overpowering that even w/o the recent struggles of Holland you would have to consider swapping their roles. IMO Holland will be just fine, but that doesn't change the fact the alternative is a higher percentage play atm.