Hey, all I ask is that he does the thing before we proclaim him a thing doer. I presented his clutch numbers over his career and on balance they're meh. If he becomes a good closer for us, outstanding. He does have a season in his career where he was an elite closer.
Bring on the mushroom bruises, fish hooks, angry pirates and various other methods of humiliation. I'm here for it.
This is the area we need to address in trade this year imo. I'm fine with having a bit of patience and not firing them out of the organization, but they should be earning their minutes with good play, not by default.