Accardo and The Brooms...

Now you may be wondering why this post is entitled Accardo and not say...Thomas. Even though Thomas dominated the Red Sox this past weekend.

I want to bring up the situation for the closing role. Jeremy Accardo has done well this season so far going 3 for 3 in save opportunities. He was also very reliable last season filling in for B.J. Ryan, which is what he is doing this season.

Unlike last year Ryan is only suppose to be out for a short period of time, rather then the whole season. My question is...What happens when he comes back? Of course more then likely Accardo will be the setup guy maybe even sharing the role with Brandon League. But what I don't want to happen is for the coaches to play Ryan just for the sake of playing because he is our main closer on paper.

History has proven that pitchers coming back from Tommy John surgery usually are never the same again. (I'm looking at you Eric Gagne) If Ryan is not performing well I would hope the Jays will notice this and put Accardo in more often. And if he never comes back to full form maybe even deal him at the deadline.

Just a shame...

Gasp!!! Get rid of Ryan? How dare you say that!! Ryan is one of the key parts to this organization....Blah Blah Blah.



Accardo has shown us that he can be very reliable in the position and I have no reason to doubt that he will only get better. Especially if he is shutting down teams such as the Yankees and the Red Sox. We could get a lot of good players if we traded Ryan.



But I am sounding too negative so here's hoping that when he comes back we see the Ryan of old.