Thursday, March 22, 2007

Jenks: In danger of losing closer role?

White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen has voiced concerns about closer Bobby Jenks, whose ERA rose to 10.50 in Wednesday's win against the Giants. "I worry about Bobby -- I'm not going to lie," said Guillen of Jenks, who allowed all three runs in the sixth but bounced back with a scoreless seventh. "If you're not ready 1 1/2 weeks [before] the season starts, we have problems." With Jenks' velocity down and his location off target, fantasy managers shouldn't necessarily dismiss this as another case of "Ozzie being Ozzie," especially since the White Sox tend to let performance dictate team roles. Given the late-inning anxiety, locking up setup man Mike MacDougal as insurance has to be considered no-brainer for Jenks owners.
Source: MLB.com