Troy Percival collapsed after throwing a pitch today while attempting to close out his 15th game of the season. There is nothing to lead me to believe that anyone not named Dan Wheeler will be closing out games in his absence. The only other choice is Al Reyes. Look at their game logs and stats, and you will agree that Wheeler is the way to go. This is the type of pickup that could reap great benefits if Percy is out for an extended time.
Even if you don’t need a closer, if you have someone expendable, I would take a flier on Wheeler. I just dropped Justin Upton for him in my league, despite having five closers already and sitting firmly in second place in saves. I guess it’s sort of a cock block in my situation, as I just don’t want anyone else to get any saves if I can stop them. As always, make moves at your own risk, especially when there is not any solid information on Percival’s injury as of yet.
I’ll try to keep you updated throughout the season as closers go down, but with me being the only guy writing for this blog, and with me having an actual full time job, I’ll surely miss items here and there.
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