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I would love for him to start. I've always wanted that.
But if he wants to close, has his head around being a late inning reliever...I'd take the next JJ Putz and be grateful.
If so, at the trade deadline next year we flip League since he's a FA in 2013, let Tom close (can he come in to Dave Matthews' Bartender or is that not intimidating enough? *laughs*) and see whether Ruffin or Lueke is ready for setup at that time.
I still think Lueke is miscast as a multi-inning reliever, but we'll see where they go with him next year too. Hard to promote a guy who will give up 3 or 4 runs every few games to higher-leverage innings.
Tom seems like he's growing more into a late-inning beast with every appearance.
~G