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Jorge Julio Debuts for Marlins

March 30, 2007

Those of you with high blood pressure may wish to stay away from this situation altogether, but Jorge Julio threw his first pitches as the closer for the Florida Marlins today. While he is certainly better than Florida’s other options, Julio remains a major question mark. Last season he struck out 88 in 66 innings, which was impressive, but he also had a 4.23 ERA and 1.32 WHIP, resulting in a modest 2.51 K/BB ratio. Given consistent opportunities, Julio will notch 25-30 saves and give your squad more than one K per inning, but your other peripherals will suffer.

What?

Jorge Julio’s first tosses were from a few feet in front of the mound. Catcher Paul Hoover stood right around the plate. He barely was able to hold his ground.

Every throw jarred him back as Julio fired the ball as hard as he could despite the relatively short distance between the two.

“You have to be ready with me,” Julio said.

The enthusiasm Jorge brings is nice and all, but he needs to learn some subtlety if he’s going to be a reliable closer for fantasy squads. Nobody will question his natural ability or stuff, but Julio has been a loose cannon so far in his short professional career with a 4.20 ERA, 2.05 K/BB and 1.30 WHIP despite his .239 BAA overall. Regardless, those in need of saves in 12-team fantasy leagues should take a flier on Julio ASAP. You could do a lot worse, and the guy still has upside (check his splits). You’ll probably want to reserve him for the first week and keep a close eye on Wild Thing for the first part of the season, but it wouldn’t surprise if he became a nice sleeper . . . or dud.

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