CNNSI.com – Baseball – Cubs closer has ‘severe’ shoulder injury – Thursday March 07, 2002 08:08 PM
It doesn’t look like Tom Gordon is going to make it out of the box this year. While it’s a little soon for the official word from the Cubs, the smart money is that Kyle Farnsworth is going to be the team’s closer.
I wouldn’t dismiss the idea that Jeff Fassero, Courtney Duncan and Carlos Zambrano could all end up in one role or another. Farnsworth throws like a closer but the health of his elbow and his major league experiences so far argue against him stepping in and kicking A from the git go.